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Description

This Dancing Bear by Qaraq Nungusuituk from Kinngait-Cape Dorset seems to be inviting you for a tango. Qaraq manages to have this voluptuous dancing bear strike quite a graceful pose, ready to embrace you in a tango for two.

Nungusuituk masterfully pays attention to shape and detail, yet instills a sense of serenity, beauty and harmony, creating an otherworldly experience of the majestic polar bear: a transformation of shape and spirit.

A wonderful addition to any collection.

This bear has come to us through the secondary market from a private collector.

Additional information

Weight	3.95 kg
Dimensions	6 × 5 × 10 in

Biography Qaraq Nungusuituk

Parents: Mary & Titi Curly

Adopted by: Tukiki Manume & Eliakamee Nuntok

Also known as Korgak

Born on May 18, 198 in Cape Dorset, NU. Nationality is Inuit

Up-and-coming carver Quaraq Nungusuituk is the biological son of Mary and Titi Curly. He was adopted by the noted carver Tukiki Manumie and his wife Eliakamee Nuntok. Quaraq inherited his adoptive parents’ artistic talents and began carving at a young age. His skillful handling of the stone belies his youth and conveys a confidence and conviction in his work.
His uncles are Anxangayu Shaa and Qavavau Manomie. Carving has always been the only way that Quaraq has earned a living. He’s most recognized for his animal sculptures, in particular his walking bears.

Exhibitions

2009, Summer Celebration, Images of the North, San Francisco, CA

2010, Polar Bears, Canadian Arctic Gallery, Basel, Switzerland