12" Polar Bear by Joseph Suqsiaq paintings

12" Polar Bear by Joseph Suqsiaq paintingsInuit art: Bear Inuit Artist: Joseph Suqslaq Size: 12" long, 6" high, 9" wide Community: Gjoa Haven, NU Stone: Serpentine id: c 035 This is an amazing piece by Joseph Suqslaq. What are so captivating about this piece are the different coloured tones of stone he used. The sandstone grey textures of the bear gives a certain bravado and panache that this piece deserves. The textures are done in a raw format, emulating the rugged surroundings of the

Wings held close to his side

FOCUSED HUNTER

Although influenced by traditional stories

She was commissioned to craft a tapestry for Canada House in London

This feature lends itself to a strengthened character and prodigious intensity

January – February

drum dancers and hunters

Dorset ID# 18-23

They are so large and ungainly in appearance that we don't usually visualize their physical prowess in the water

Inuit art: Goose

Her face is cherubic and pensive

Inuit Artist: Lew Phillip (1947 to present)