Small but powerful, this carving holds us, the viewer, in a steady gaze. Both mother and child look directly outward and upward, their faces incised with simple but powerful lines that catch the light. The mother cradles the child close to her body, her arms curved in a gesture of care that carries tenderness through the stone. The dark green surface is polished to a sheen, its smooth planes shifting into soft highlights as the light moves across it. Subtle etched details in the parka and hands give texture, while the upright stance suggests motion held in pause, as if the figures are stepping forward together into the world.