Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics fun teapot some with hand-coloring-a few pages

some with hand-coloring-a few pages of representative engravings first

and I’d guess it was delivered as an Easter gift with some added treat inside

10th-12th century AD

Paper: 9 1/2" x 6 9/16"

The wood is worn and aged

Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics fun teapot some with hand-coloring-a few pagesSmall but powerful, this woman reminds me a bit of a figurehead on a ship, facing fiercely (and fearlessly) into the wind, shoulders squared, with wonderful long braids trailing down her back. Beautiful all the way around, carved of dark green stone, signed in syllabics accompanied by a disc number on the underside. With a calming presence that outweighs her size. I want to channel her. 3" t x 2 1 2" w x 2 3 4". (My novice translation of the syllabics