Name: Dancing Goose by Ottokie Samayualie
SKU: 6962T
Price: 1225.00 CAD
Availability: InStock

Dancing Goose by Ottokie Samayualie

$1,225.00

Artist: Ottokie Samayualie

Community: Kinngait

Year: 2025

Media: Serpentine

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Description

Dancing Goose by Ottokie Samayualie from Kinngait is ready to take off in a whirlwind of motion.

The community of Cape Dorset boasts more famous artists per capita than any other region in Nunavut. Ottokie is the son of the talented local artists, Johnny and Kuluajuke Tunnillee. This charming Dancing Goose by Ottokie Samayualie is a wonderful confirmation of the talents of this new and promising carver on the Cape Dorset Scene. In a short time Ottokie has created a following for his unique representation of animals.

It is not surprising that Ottokie has followed the same artistic path, as in Nunavut, artistic talent as demonstrated in this Dancing Goose by Ottokie Samayualie is passed on through the family.

Dancing Goose by Ottokie is a great addition to any collection.

Additional information

Weight	1.15 kg
Dimensions	6 × 5.5 × 6.5 in

Bibliography Ottokie Samayualie

Born June 17, 1980 (Cape Dorset, Nunavut)
Ottokie Samayualie is the son of talented local artists Johnny and Kuluajuke Tunnillee. In Nunavut, it is not uncommon to see a recurring artistic talent in a family. Indeed, in this territory, talent, as well as artistic know-how, is transmitted from generation to generation rather than in an art academy.
Ottokie started sculpting at the age of 9. His favourite subject is the dancing bear, which he presents in many different poses. In his sculptures, we find a combination of abstract and realistic shapes.
His sculptures are made of the finest serpentine, in different shades of green, then smoothed and polished to better show the brilliance of the stone. Serpentine is a rock similar in composition to jade and is found on Baffin Island. It is a very hard stone which requires more artistic virtuosity to carve than the softer soapstone.