10" four Legged Bear by Louie UttaqInuit art: Walking Bear Inuit Artist: Louie Uttaq Size: 9. 5" long, 4" wide Community: Gjoa Haven, NU Material: Stone medium & Caribou bone id: c 011 This is a beautiful rendition of a walking bear by Louis Uttaq. The rawness and rudimentary angles make this a timeless piece out of Gjoa Haven, NU. PROUDLY CANADIAN SINCE 2008 Louie Uttaq, Gjoa Haven, Nunavut Louie Uttaq (b. 1996) is an Inuit artist from Uqsuqtuuq (Gjoa Haven) NU whose practice consists

Released in the 2014 Cape Dorset Prints  collection

Toonoo started carving at ten

Stonecut & Stencil 2001

all of these qualities are A-1 in this piece

and his family’s significant contributions to Canadian and Inuit cultural identity over the course of the last half century

the artist chose to express its energy

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He carries the weight of his substantial body on three legs

Winged's facial expression shows his determined to take flight and get to his destination as fast as he can

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YELLOW BEAR

The Shaman may have hoped that this peaceful mask would keep the Spirit world calm and manageable