10"Transformation by Clayton Keknek Gjoa Haven *Copperhead*Inuit art: Transformational Spirit Inuit Artist: Clayton Keknek Size: 10" long, 7. 5" wide, 5" deep Community: Gjoa Haven, NU Stone: Serpentinite id: c 075 **This Item is Eligible for Our 0% Interest Layaway Plan Kekneks intriguingly quirky face transformation piece is composed of an array of beautiful coppers and greys. The inlayed eyes reflect drama and mystery. T Copperhead carries the second head like a shield, using it to intimidate evil spirits

Inuit art: Bird Transformation

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The pure white underbelly and the large white patches surrounding the eyes are made even whiter by the contrast of the deep green black colour of the body and the water

Only the mouth is proportionate in size

It is these features that make Pitseolak the most famous Inuit artist on the planet

Fantastic Movement

What hunter would dare to approach this noble creature with ill will in their heart

Lew told me during at his pavilion that it took him almost 3 weeks to carve out this drum dancer (that's a long time

this carving is very iconic in that it captures the essence of a carvers life in the North

Stonecut & Stencil 2013

I am a huge fan of a finely chiselled head with the nose upturned to the sky