12" 4 Way Dancing Bear by Esau Kripanik *Faith*

Inuit Art: Dancing Bear
Inuit Artist: Esau Kripanik
Size: 12" (across), 11" vertical, 9" wide, 5" deep
Community: Igloolik, NU 5/25
Stone: Limestone
id: d-9980ijjy

**This Item is Eligible for Our 0% Interest Layaway Plan.

Magnificent Carving! Fantastic Movement!

It took a miracle to allow Esau to create FAITH!

Esau drove his skidoo for two days in order to get this brilliant white stone from the quarrly. (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 AND has magic up his sleeve.

It is very difficult to carve a Dancing bear as the piece must balance its body weight on one paw.

4 Way Dancing Bears, can balance on any of their paws or feet!

FAITH is a 4 way bear who can Dance and Dive!

Strong and Athletic, Faith is also "embroidered" with etchings of Arctic animals and birds.

This is Esau's SIGNATURE.

The matte finish of the white store lends itself to these carved motifs.

The finish suggests a velvet cloth.

Faith wears a magnificent walrus on her left side and playful seals on her right.

This beauty will shine in your collection.