2-Way Dancing Bear 7123M

One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Otokie Ashoona. One dancing bear carved out of white marble.
One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Otokie Ashoona. One dancing bear carved out of white marble.
One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Otokie Ashoona. One dancing bear carved out of white marble.
One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Otokie Ashoona. One dancing bear carved out of white marble.
One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Otokie Ashoona. One dancing bear carved out of white marble.
One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Otokie Ashoona. One dancing bear carved out of white marble.
Artist: Ottokie Ashoona
Region: Kinngait (Cape Dorset)
Material: Marble
Dimensions:

Height: 7.5″
Width: 4.5″
Depth: 5.5″

The polar bear is the most important animal according to the Inuit. He reigns as king on the ice floe. One of the Inuit legends says that the Inuk hopes to reincarnate as a bear in his next life. When his spirit finally reincarnates into a bear, it is filled with such immense happiness that it begins to dance.

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