Dancing Polar Bear Carving Cape Dorset_2016 passed away in hospital in

passed away in hospital in Ottawa in mid-December 2006

Maniapik started drawing with pencil before moving onto coloured pencil and watercolours

from the beginning where the appropriate leather for the article is used

brushed nature

Dancing Polar Bear Carving Cape Dorset_2016 passed away in hospital inA polar bear stands on one foot, dancing, in this stone carving by Matiusie Kingwatsiaq. Stone Approx. 15 x 6 x 22 cm Registration no. 45913 6321S Matiusie (Mathewsie) Kingwatsiaq is an Inuit sculptor from Kinngait (Cape Dorset), Nunavut, known for his contemporary approach to traditional themes. Kingwatsiaq primarily works with serpentine, a stone extracted from the Canadian Arctic. In his sculptures he creates a balance between traditional Inuit