3.5" Happy Dancing Bear by Johnny Papigatook Inuit paintings

3.5" Happy Dancing Bear by Johnny Papigatook Inuit paintingsInuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Johnny Papigatook Size: 3. 25" Tall, 3" Wide, 3" deep Community: Cape Dorset, NU Stone: Serpentine id: dfa 6451N Papigatooks compact creatures have a contemporary connection to art and design. A modern sentiment is echoed in the Dancing bears open posture and in the dynamic colours of the stone. The choice of the electric apple green stone suggests modernity. The deep chocolate stone is perhaps more traditional

It is the quintessential Canadian polar bear pose

1980 Four Sculptors from Baffin Island

By the late mid 1960s

Inuit Artist: Noah Onalik

because of it's distinguished beauty in a miniature size

When subjected to a light

This bear is paramount and a serious addition to any Inuit art collection

It is one of the single best representations of a walking bear that I have ever seen

The lines and curvatures are absolutely perfect

Dimensions: 185 cm long

These birds would be a thoughtful anniversary or wedding gift

The clash of coloration makes this piece really stand out