Soapstone Carving of Hunt Scene inside of a Skull Sculpture. Skull is 17 in. The Inuit Hunter appears to have chips and repairs. Soapstone, also known as steatite, is a metamorphic rock composed primarily of talc, with varying amounts of chlorite, micas, amphiboles, and other minerals like carbonates, magnesium, silicate, etc. Most soapstone deposits were formed from 300 to 400 million years ago, and they can be found throughout the world.

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