5" Dancing Bear by Oqituk Shaa *String Bean* Inuit Painting The birds’ faces are beautifully

The birds’ faces are beautifully framed by the brilliant

Shaa is a skilled carver whose work brings to mind the Master Carvers Nuna Parr and Isaaci Petaulassie

We search for that one person who “mirrors” us

intent on a distant sound or  looking up to the sky as a bird flys over him

When I saw this owl

5" Dancing Bear by Oqituk Shaa *String Bean* Inuit Painting The birds’ faces are beautifullyInuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Oqituk Shaa Size: 4. 5" tall, 2" wide Community: Cape Dorset, NU 8 22 Stone: Serpentine id: dfa NAL7830Pafjy Many collectors of Inuit Dancing bears come to the table with very specific expectations about what constitutes a the ideal bear. They may want only a white Polar bear, or a jet black bear. For others, the bear must be realistic or a cuddly Teddy bear style. String Bean is a tall, lanky bear. He is not