8" Ulu by Danny Okpik Gjoa Haven *Cuts Like A Knife*Inuit art: Ulu Inuit Artist: Danny Okpik Size: 8" across, 6" tall, 1" deep Community: Gjoa Haven, NU 2210 25 Material: Steel & Stone id: d 8829ajjy NOTE*Inuit Art is Handcrafted in Canada. It ships TARIFF FREE to the USA CUTS LIKE A KNIFE is an Ulu. An Ulu is a cutting tool used for cooking, hunting, anything that requires cutting. Seldom do you see an Ulu presented as a piece of art. The question needs to be asked . why not? This is an ancient tool

The stone is smooth and sultry

the Inuit would use this oil stove for cooking and for warmth

Inuit Artist: Moe Pootoogook

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This work's poignancy can be partly explained by its relative rawness

look at the love Peter has put into this carving

I can’t recall seeing a dancing bear of this size positioned in such an extreme backward angle

He is among the 3 elite Inuit artists in Canada and has exhibitions that have toured all over the world

Stone: Serpentine (gorgeous dark stone

Paper: Arches Cover Black

The lower legs have light brown to white "stockings"

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