Description
#65357
Inuit Art: Bear
Artist: Pootoogook Ashevak
Size: 5″ long, 3 1/4” high, 2 1/4”wide
Community: Taloyoak Year: 1994 Stone: Serpentine
ᐊᖑᓇᓱᒃᑎ -Hunter _ᐊᑎᖅᐳᖅ/atiqpuq/bear
_ᓇᓄᖅ [naˈnuq], lit._Polar bear
_Polar bears are greatly respected by Inuit hunters as the most intelligent animal in the Arctic, and as a symbol of the resilience,
patience and determination that is need to survive in the harsh climate. Polar bear hunting is taken very seriously.
Considered both exciting and dangerous, it is the pinnacle challenge of life in the Arctic._ Department of Environment
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