10" Dancing Bear by Palaya Qiatsuq *Ballroom Blitz*Inuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Palaya Qiatsuq Size: 9. 5" tall, 7" wide, 7 lbs Community: Cape Dorset, NU 21 Stone: Serpentine id: dfa 6057PahjjyC Definition of Dancing bears bears that can stand or dance on one foot, two feet, two feet and one front paw OR all four paws! Why do these bears dance? The animals are thought to be able to perform human feats, like lifting up a foot to dance or to kick. What do you love about dancing bears? I love

I have never seen a carving done in a deep greyish green stone like this before

Toonoo shows us the progression of the young spirit with its bravado to the mature soul and its bravery

The stone is so divine

This piece is nostalgic as it takes you back in time to a different world

This beautiful arctic char fish is new

Because of the world pandemic

This swimming swan is a beautiful  example of Curley's style

How proud would a company be to have this sculpture in their CEO’s office or in their boardroom

Lukie originally started making sculptures to support his family as there were not many other employment opportunities in the community

This is a beautiful goose from Cape Dorset directly from Johnysa Mathewsie

He tends to portray his animal subjects in the manner you would find them in nature

We often equate the realistic style of carving with exact proportions and meticulous carved details such as facial features