Donated by professor emeritus Charles Moore and his wife Lorette, this soapstone sculpture is representative of contemporary Inuit carving practices. While many contemporary sculptures have been created for galleries in the Canadian south, Inuit have carved sculptures for centuries, often using an array of materials such as bone, ivory, steatite (also known as soapstone), and serpentine.

A fluent speaker of Inuktitut and former professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Cultural Studies, Moore has long studied and collected art by Inuit artists. He is the founding member of the Friends of the University of Alberta Museums and the former Inuit Art Enthusiasts group in Edmonton. Over the years, Charles and Lorette Moore have donated over 200 works of art by Inuit artists, including prints and sculpture, to the University of Alberta Museums.