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Bear Figure3467/2 a-b

Black-grey hard stone carving of a standing polar bear (part a). Polished stone, with inset yellow beads for eyes and a set of carved and detailed inset teeth, made from walrus ivory(?). Each ear is carved out, the tail and claws are incised. Each foot has an ivory(?) peg that fits into a corresponding hole in the oval-shaped stone base (part b). Artist signature on base, in syllabics, with artist number.

Culture
Inuit
Material
stone, walrus tusk ?, glass and adhesive
Made in
Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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