Bear 61554

One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Markoosie Papigatuk. One dancing bear carved out of serpentine.
One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Markoosie Papigatuk. One dancing bear carved out of serpentine.
One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Markoosie Papigatuk. One dancing bear carved out of serpentine.
One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Markoosie Papigatuk. One dancing bear carved out of serpentine.
One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Markoosie Papigatuk. One dancing bear carved out of serpentine.
One original hand-carved sculpture by Inuit artist, Markoosie Papigatuk. One dancing bear carved out of serpentine.
Artist: Markoosie Papigatuk
Region: Cape Dorset
Material: Serpentine
Dimensions:

Height: 10″
Width: 7″
Depth: 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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