8" Standing Bowhead Whale by Nungusuitok Qadjuajuk Inuit paintings Dorset ID#: 16S-01

Dorset ID#: 16S-01

Coastal Peoples Gallery

Paul Kavik Sculpture

Inuit Print: TIMIAT ANURAKTUT

The posture

8" Standing Bowhead Whale by Nungusuitok Qadjuajuk Inuit paintings Dorset ID#: 16S-01Inuit art: Orca Whales Size: 5" high, 4" wide, 2. 5" deep Community: Cape Dorset, NU Stone: Serpentine Inuit Artist: Nungusuitok Qadjuajuk id: dfa 7939Kabjjy This dynamic Bowhead whale carved by Nungusuitok, has been suspended forever in time in a dramatic breaching position. In this vertical position, with head up and tail down, the whale breaks through the waters surface to breathe. This breach position can also be a signal of dominance or courting