Inuit Black Soapstone Carved Goose, Herb Faucher, 1970s bird planter A little surface scratching but

A little surface scratching but looks great

are just terrific

8" tall x 4 1/2" across at widest

and even better to hold in the palm of your hand

Inuit Black Soapstone Carved Goose, Herb Faucher, 1970s bird planter A little surface scratching butI would guess that this goose has just swallowed a fish, thus the bulging gullet, and also perhaps the contented look on his face! I really love that disruption to what would otherwise be the very elegant line of the long neck, and how the form of the bulge pretty much exactly echoes the form of the body. I also really like that the piece is done in what reads in person as black soapstone, though I do think it is really a very very dark green,