9" Dancing Bear by Moe Pootoogook *Shall We Dance?* Inuit print tempered with a sense of

tempered with a sense of comedy

Inuit Artist: Billy Merkosak

The proportions are magnificent and the white stone really sets a beautiful contrast against the black nose

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9" Dancing Bear by Moe Pootoogook *Shall We Dance?* Inuit print tempered with a sense ofInuit art: Dancing Bear Inuit Artist: Mosesee Pootoogook Size: 9" tall, 5" wide, 3" deep Community: Cape Dorset, NU 21 Stone: Serpentine id: dfa 8728Lijjy Moe has carved this dignified and gentlemanly Dancer who is clearly offering his left arm to his dance partner as they begin their waltz. As you look at each view of this bear, can't you see him guiding his invisible dance partner through the steps of this classic ballroom dance? The polished rich