Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics wax resist I'm fairly obsessed with 19th

I'm fairly obsessed with 19th century American needlepoints executed in hand-dyed homespun wool that are just pure pattern--they feel so crisp and modern to me

but it almost looks as if spelling out a secret message

Among my favorite little finds ever

with a bit of brown stain on the interior bottom and a bit of minor scratching on one side of the exterior

I don't know who made these architectural building blocks or precisely when

Woman with Long Braids, Vintage Inuit Carved Soapstone Figure, Signed in Syllabics wax resist I'm fairly obsessed with 19thSmall 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