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Dancing Bear

Artist/Maker Ashevak Adla (ᐊᓯᕙ ᐊᓚ) Inuit, born 1977
Datepre-2009
MediumSerpentine
Dimensions8 × 4 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (20.3 × 11.4 × 7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dale and Jay Kaplan, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberW2020.006.006
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionBear balanced on back right leg. Left arm is raised, left foot in air, front right arm is lower.
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