Inuit women of the Kivillaq (Keewatin) region began to receive glass beads as trade goods in the 19th century. These beads were quickly incorporated into their amautiq designs and are now considered an integral part of the region’s clothing traditions. Many of the female carvers in the area began to utilize the beads in their sculptural works, including the colourful strands to ornament their stone carved figures. Here, while retaining the same rough hewn carving style of the region, Talooki has enhanced the figure with bright oranges and yellow beads, contrasted against two black beaded bands. The vivid colours seem to radiate a sense of joyousness as the woman raises her face upward, perhaps in contemplation.