DCHP-3

soapstone carving

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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1n.

an objet d'art created out of soapstone (steatite) by Eskimo craftsmen.

Quotations

1964
The art trade is beset with so many uncertainties . . . that beautiful prints and attractive soapstone carvings are not a safe base on which to build a people's economy. . . .
2n.

the art or practice of making such objects.

Quotations

1963
Batiste never had the time for soapstone carving.