7" Dancing Bear by Markoosie Papigatok *Sundance* painting The mottled light to medium

The mottled light to medium green stone is like lichen on a tree

If you could see this bear every day in your home

This means the size of the head fits the size of the body perfectly

I can't recall seeing this pattern of colour in a bear in all my years as a curator

this walrus sports his compulsory fear provoking tusks

7" Dancing Bear by Markoosie Papigatok *Sundance* painting The mottled light to mediumInuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Markoosie Papigatok Size: 8" tall, 5" wide, 4" deep Community: Cape Dorset, NU Stone: Serpentine id: jl 18710ajdjy Markoosie Papigatok's Dancing Bears are adored for their playfulness and their athletic prowess. Some of his bears seem to be practising martial arts. This bear is carved with a stone that is forest green with swirls of warm yellow that bathe the bear's head and his right side. Sundance appears to be