Inuit Mid-Century Soapstone Head Sculpture, Signed Wilson Novelty Company 1588/3000 meaning I suppose that

1588/3000 meaning I suppose that she made 3000 sets of these

as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as life

which are shot at 2x magnification as the crack is difficult to see without magnification

which are super cheerful

I would guess it dates to the 1960s or early 70s

Inuit Mid-Century Soapstone Head Sculpture, Signed Wilson Novelty Company 1588/3000 meaning I suppose thatI have really fallen in love with this piece, which I find wonderfully direct, eternally mysterious, and deeply true. The more I look at it, the more of everything I find in this face. It is an Inuit carving and I know for certain dates at latest to the 1950s, as it has been held in collections since then. Substantial in size and weight and presence it is carved dark green soapstone which was polished to a high shine, but which contains some