9" Chubby Dancing Bear by Markoosie PapigatokInuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Markoosie Papigatok Size: 8" tall, 6" wide, 4" deep Community: Cape Dorset, NU Stone: Serpentine id: dfa 7100Nadjjy Markosie Papigatooks Dancing Bears are adored simultaneously for their playfulness and their athletic prowess. Some of the bears appear to be practising martial arts which would make them a perfect gift for the yellow, green or black belt practitioner in your life. These bears dual nature reflects

His  black nose is slightly bulbous imparting a slight cartoonish demeanour

The Ancient Greeks were the masters of sculpting the human form

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The beautiful finish of this Inukshuk really captures the essence of Sanikiluaq stone with its beautiful waved grains riding against the surface

and are timeless

This carving would undoubtedly make a great gift

Purchasing a Manasie carving would be comparable to purchasing an Andy Warhol painting as his popularity soared

THIS is a wild card piece for your collection

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been featured on three issues of Canadian postage stamps

It is the detail which makes this piece so magical

Stonecut 1966