Inuit Carved Soapstone Canadian Goose, 7 Inches, Mid-Century gold Easily strung on a cord

Easily strung on a cord to wear around your neck

perhaps alongside a pretty bowl filled with walnuts

1962 handwritten in blue pen

but indeed it is

9 1/2" in diameter

Inuit Carved Soapstone Canadian Goose, 7 Inches, Mid-Century gold Easily strung on a cordI was not prepared for the scale and weight and terrific presence! of this Inuit carved goose, which I purchased online it is less of carving to add to the menagerie, and more of a substantial sculpture, to give pride of place. And, having spent a few years on a farm negotiating geese, which were extremely territorial and fiercely protective of one another, I think it beautifully captures the posture, poise and pride of the goose, always on the watch