6" Dancing Bear by Johnny Papigatook paintings The choice of the electric

The choice of the electric golden stone suggests modernity

Pale Loon is typical of the art that was popular in this community circa 1950s

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He has carved three very large bear carvings which are one of a kind

6" Dancing Bear by Johnny Papigatook paintings The choice of the electricInuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Johnny Papigatook Size: 7" high, 4" wide, 3" deep Community: Cape Dorset, NU Stone: Serpentine id: jl 18497cijy This sophisticated blotched stone 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