North America, Canada, Inuit, ca. 1960s–1970s. A pair of figures carved from a light, porous stone: a standing figure in a parka, and a mother carrying a child.

Inuit stone carving became a major art form in the Canadian Arctic from the late 1940s, with family life a favourite subject. Collection of Mr. & Mrs. David Balk, NYC, acquired 1963–1973.