Inuit Standing Small Figure

A round face with closed eyes and a faint, serene smile.

This standing small figure is Inuit, from Alaska, United States, and is soapstone. Small figures in stone, bone and ivory are a long-standing part of Inuit carving, and their simple, rounded shapes are often admired for how well they suit the material. The head is large and smooth, with heavy lidded eyes, a broad nose and thin lips. It rests on a short columnar body, arms only lightly suggested. The dark green stone is speckled black and polished to a soft sheen. It is 2.5 inches wide, 1.5 deep and 3.5 high.

Patient as stone, which is fitting.