Inuit Sculptors

Dancing Bear-Oqittuq Shaa

$195.00

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2 1/2 l x 2 w x 6 h (in)
Serpentine
Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
Three Way Bear-This bear can stand three different ways, on its back left leg, back right leg, or can be inverted to stand on the front left leg. To create a sculpture that can balance requires skill, bears that can stand multiple ways are a sign of a talented and experienced sculptor.
Carved by hand in Kinngait (Formerly Cape Dorset) Nunavut
All our Inuit sculptures are carved from a single piece of stone, locally sourced from the carvers community, most commonly Serpentine or Argillite. These stones are carvable but are significantly harder than soapstone.
The Dancing Bear motif represents Harmony with nature, The bear acts like a person, showing we are connected. The bear is shown as happy to represent the idea that if the natural world is happy, then people will be happy also.

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