Inuit Art: Dancing Bears
Inuit Artist: Esau Kripanik
Size: 13" high, 4" wide, 4" deep
Community: Igloolik, NU 7/25
Stone: Limestone
id: d-9980ijjy
**This Item is Eligible for Our 0% Interest Layaway Plan.
Magnificent Carving! Fantastic Movement!
It took a miracle for Esau to create OUCH MY FUR!
Esau drove his skidoo for two days in order to get this brilliant white stone from the quarry (near Igloolik)
His dangerous journey was fraught with obstacles like blizzards, white outs, roaming polar bears and broken ice.
Esau is one of my favourite carvers.
He is talented and innovative.
He has MAGIC in his hands.
It is very difficult to carve a Dancing bear as the piece must balance its body weight on one or two paws.
Ouch My Fur! is a dynamic duo of polar bears: one is performing a handstand and the lower bear is using both his arms to hold his partner in a vertical pose!
INCREDIBLE!
These bear athletes are also embroidered with etchings of Arctic animals and birds..
These motifs are Esau's SIGNATURE.
The matte finish of the white store lends itself to these carved motifs.
The finish suggests a velvet cloth.
This beautiful Sculpture will be a shining treasure in your collection!
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