Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics wooden parquetry set I look at a lot

I look at a lot of antique hand-drawn maps done in school

I purchased this piece because it is imminently useful

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but all emblematic of our longstanding and enduring fascination with

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Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics wooden parquetry set I look at a lotSmall 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