4" Diving Bear by Moe Pootoogook *Bronco* Inuit paintings Inuit Artist: Jacob Irkok (1937-2009)

Inuit Artist:  Jacob Irkok (1937-2009)

Night is about to fall

Community: Qikiqtarjuaq

The stone used is carved in a very rare “soft grey” serpentine that endows this lively Narwhal with an exotic and sophisticated luminosity

id: c-173

4" Diving Bear by Moe Pootoogook *Bronco* Inuit paintings Inuit Artist: Jacob Irkok (1937-2009)Inuit art: Dancing (Diving) Bear Inuit Artist: Moe Pootoogook Size: 4" across, 3" high Community: Cape Dorset, NU 12 24 Stone: Serpentine id: dfa N6386Sbejy **This Item is Eligible for Our 0% Interest Layaway Plan. INCREDIBLE MOVEMENT! BRONCO is balancing himself on his arms and kicking like a bronco with his legs! Dancing bears who are holding themselves on their arms are also referred to as Diving bears for obvious reasons. Moe is a veteran carver