3" Happy Green Dancing Bear by Johnny PapigatookInuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Johnny Papigatook Size: 3" Tall, 2" Wide Community: Cape Dorset, NU Stone: Serpentine id: dfa AL7281Najjy 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 but the

Other requisite features are the sturdy legs and sturdier claws

his feet silently paddling underneath the water

Melville and Victoria Islands and on the mainland from the Arctic coast southwest to Artillery Lake

he is now able to use overlapping stones which creates a black border around the eye

Rocky's style is a beautiful clash between modern and traditional style

it represents the opus of Nuna’s career

Dorset ID#: 83-L22

Bill Nasogaluak created inukshuk sculptures on behalf of the Government of Canada for public spaces in Guatemala City

He was the first Inuit carver to trust me to sell his now famous loons

Its apparent strength is staggering

The secret compartment is completely unexpected

the bear’s visage is realistic and in harmony with nature