9" Arching Back Dancing Bear by Johnny Papigatook Inuit paintings Jaco’s Eskimo Drum Dancer is

Jaco’s Eskimo Drum Dancer is a fantastic find

What hunter would dare to approach this noble creature with ill will in their heart

I am particularly drawn to Joamie’s muskoxen

1986 L'art et la Matiere: Peintures au Sable de Claude Durand - Sculptures d'Art Esquimaux Conseil Municipal

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9" Arching Back Dancing Bear by Johnny Papigatook Inuit paintings Jaco’s Eskimo Drum Dancer isInuit 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