9" Arching Back Dancing Bear by Johnny Papigatook Above $1000 id: dfa-6222Oabjjy

id: dfa-6222Oabjjy

Dorset ID#: 08S-04

Each carving in the Covid Collection will be accompanied by a unique provenance describing the circumstances surrounding the creation of these beautiful pieces

They have a distinct wild demeanour

9" Arching Back Dancing Bear by Johnny Papigatook Above $1000 id: dfa-6222OabjjyInuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Johnny Papigatook Size: 9" high, 6" wide, 5" deep Community: Cape Dorset, NU Stone: Serpentine id: jl 18494iajy This acrobatic arched back gives this piece prominence and bravado. Papigatook's love of the animal shines through both in his art and his words. Rather than carving realistic replicas of bears, this artist chooses to capture the animal's essence; its bearlike character. Papigatokss bears almost always