{"product_id":"vintage-rare-3-ivory-walking-bear-by-m-tiulana-open-wide","title":"VINTAGE Rare 3” Ivory Walking Bear by M. Tiulana *Say AAHH*","description":"\u003cp\u003eInuit art: \u003cb\u003eWalking Bear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInuit Artist: \u003cb\u003eMatthew Tiulana\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSize: \u003cstrong\u003e3” \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e across, 1” high\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eCommunity:\u003cstrong\u003e Nome, Alaska\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e 10\/26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMedium: \u003cb\u003eIvory\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eid: C-509980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNOTE\u003c\/em\u003e** Inuit Art is Handcrafted in Canada. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** This Item is Eligible for Our\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 0% Interest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #00aaff;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca style=\"color: #00aaff;\" title=\"Layaway Plan\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inuitsculptures.com\/pages\/layaway-plans\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLayaway Plan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU.S. buyers cannot purchase this piece due to Ivory restrictions from the Canadian Government Customs.  We ship only to a Canadian address.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eTiulana carved\u003cstrong\u003e SAY AAHH\u003c\/strong\u003e in the 1960s on the\u003cstrong\u003e Canadian DEW Line.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe DEW Line was the \u003cstrong\u003eDistant Early Warning Line \u003c\/strong\u003ewhich was a system of \u003cstrong\u003eCold War radar\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eand communication stations\u003c\/strong\u003e built across the Arctic to\u003cstrong\u003e detect incoming Soviet bombers\u003c\/strong\u003e and missiles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere were more than 60 radar installations.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt stretched about 5000 km \u003c\/strong\u003efrom northwestern Alaska, across the Canadian Arctic and into Greenland and Iceland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt by the USA and Canada \u003cstrong\u003estarting in 1954,\u003c\/strong\u003e it ran until 1993.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eThe goal was to give North American defense forces \u003cstrong\u003eearly warning against a polar attack\u003c\/strong\u003e from the Soviet Union.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocal\u003cstrong\u003e Inuit communities participated \u003c\/strong\u003ein the construction and operations.  The project brought major \u003cstrong\u003ecultural disruption \u003c\/strong\u003eand left behind\u003cstrong\u003e environmental waste.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe DEW Line was phased out and replaced by the \u003cstrong\u003emodern North Warning System in 1993.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSay Aahh is an exquisite ivory Walking bear\u003cstrong\u003e carved in a minimalist fashion. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne can picture this courageous Polar bear walking from base to base,\u003cstrong\u003e defending his Arcti\u003c\/strong\u003ec home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDo you love history? Imagine being the steward of this exceptional bear!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePROUDLY CANADIAN SINCE 2007\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWe promise to send\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e you \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eonly\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e good things\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"M. Tiulana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67675375665254,"sku":null,"price":1680.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/9888\/files\/23A6C587-445B-47DD-81D1-EEB7E1C86E38.jpg?v=1791588340","url":"https:\/\/www.inuitsculptures.com\/fr\/products\/vintage-rare-3-ivory-walking-bear-by-m-tiulana-open-wide","provider":"Inuit Sculptures Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}