Inuit Sculptors

Dancing Bear - Salamonie Akesuk

$1,995.00

8 1/2 l x 6 w x 11 h (in)
Serpentine
Comes with a certificate of authenticity.
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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