5” Walking Bear by Louie Uttaq *Lost in Thought*Inuit art: Walking Bear Inuit Artist: Louie Uttaq Size: 4. 5" long, 4. 5 high, 3 wide Community: Gjoa Haven, NU 21 Stone: Serpentinite id: c 116 There are many carving styles. Some are meticulous in their detail. Some are abstract. Then there is the simple and straightforward style. Louie Uttaq has carved this inquisitive bear with love and care. I love the random green flecks in the black stone. The bear sculpture is more visually interesting like a

Dorset ID#: 98-09

He is the stereotype of "chubby" and jolly

when Jimmy retires from carving

JOANIE RAGEE (1986 - )

He is the most famous Inuit artist on the planet for owl carvings

It demonstrates the extraordinary carving bravado of this 73 year old artist

Dorset ID#: 85-19

A walrus is a large bulky animal with considerable girth but Suqslaq’s Walrus is fluid and playful

by skidoo and sleds

He moved to Canada at the age of thirty and imported Greenland Inuit art

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the sturdy and stocky legs are the realistic features of Moose