7" SIGNATURE Loon by Ning Ashoona *Jasmine* painting

7" SIGNATURE Loon by Ning Ashoona *Jasmine* paintingInuit art: Loon Inuit Artist: Ningeosiak Ashoona Size: 6" across, (6" horizontal), 5" high Community: Cape Dorset, NU 9 22 Material: Serpentine id: dfa 7634Pbejy ** Ningeosiak Ashoona SIGNATURE Bird carving Magnificent Movement! Ning's bird carvings, (swans, loons and sundry birds) are sought after by discerning collectors. Ning never fails to curve the neck, arch the back and tip back the head of her loons in the most plaintiff fashion. The

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The artist who can carve a two way bear requires patience and talent because it is very difficult to achieve this posture

The second feature is the whale's human looking eyes and the etched gills

Stalking bears and muskox are two of his preferred subjects

What so captivating about it are the different colored tones of stone he uses

** This is a piece a collector will see only once in their lifetime

Parr Parr has conceived a theme that makes this his own - snow goggles

But the coloration of the stone give this piece a real intensity that displays exquisitely among its surroundings

His famous statue received much recognition from the CBC

The refined finish of the black argelite stone personifies perfection

just like him

I gasped when I saw this bear