Description
#90204
Inuit Art: Bear Bird
Artist: Gideon Quaqjuaq
Size: 3 3/4” long, 8 1/4″ high, 1 3/4” wide
Community: Gjoa Haven Year: 1996 Stone: Serpentine
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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
ᑎᖕᒥᐊᑦ or tingmiaq_
_Some 280 species of birds live in the Arctic regions, including land birds (grouse, buntings, snowy owls, falcons), sea or coastal birds
(albatrosses, terns, gulls, guillemots, turnstones) and birds that prefer marshy habitats (snow geese, swans, ducks).
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