4" Dancing Bear by Samayualie Akesuk *Twiggy* Inuit paintings sniffing for food or for

sniffing for food or for the scent of his bear companions

This time he found a piece of argillite with extremely rare very light green (almost white) colour

Adamsie is a gifted carver of small bears

What are so captivating about this piece are the different coloured tones of stone he used

Inuit Artist: Johnny Kadlutsiak

4" Dancing Bear by Samayualie Akesuk *Twiggy* Inuit paintings sniffing for food or forInuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Samayualie Akesuk Size: 4" tall, 2" wide, 1. 5" deep Community: Cape Dorset, NU 7 22 Stone: Serpentine id: dfa N7598Pahjy Small bears are one of THE quintessential pieces of Inuit art. People are drawn to small objects, perhaps as a subconscious return to childhood innocence. Small bears, in particular, are enchanting. I never have enough of them on hand for my clients. Their spirit is all encompassing. Twiggy's