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Cape Dorset is probably the most famous art producing community in Canada' s north. With so many talented sculptors, there is bound to be a wide range of styles; however a few generalizations can be made. The Cape Dorset sculptural style is rooted in a love of naturalism and an interest in wildlife and the spirit world, but has incorporated a love of the flamboyant, the dramatic and the decorative. Sculptures exhibit a strongly stylized or elegant naturalism, and are generally highly finished. One senses a certain self-consciousness on the part of the artists, as well as a desire to manipulate the material to a high degree. The stones, which may range from many beautiful shades of green, almost 
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Click on picture to see enlarged view Beaded Soapstone figures from Arviat.
5 - 8.5 cm in hight, 2" - 3 1/2"
From left to right:
CAN$ 89.00, 
CAN$ 99.00,
CAN$ 125.00,
CAN$ 99.00
Click to see enlarged image Bear by Quaraq Nungusuituq, Cape Dorset. Serpentine. 
# 07094458
20 cm x 9 cm, 7 3/4" x 3 1/2"

CAN$ 525.00

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Drummer/Hunter by Napatchie Ashoona, Cape Dorset,
Serpentine.  # 04091063

17 cm x 10 cm, 6 3/4" x 4"

CAN$ 485.00

Click to see enlarged image Inukshuks by David Mikkigak,
Cape Dorset. Soapstone.
Left # 2960
15 x 9 cm, 6" x 3 1/2"
CAN$ 225.00
Right # 2961
15.5 cm x 12 cm, 6" x 4 3/4"
CAN$ 265.00
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Click on picture to see enlarged view Dancing musk ox by Pits Qimirpik, Cape Dorset.
Soapstone.  # 7208

14 cm x 15 cm
5 1/2" x 6"

CAN$ 445.00

Click to see enlarged image Narwhal by Sukkulak Akesuk,
Cape Dorset. Soapstone.
# 40023
12.5 cm x 6 cm,  5" x 3 3/8"

CAN$ 165.00

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Inukshuk by Abraham Manning,
Cape Dorset. Soapstone. 
#1262

18.5 x 12 cm, 7 1/2" x 4 3/4"

CAN$ 275.00

Click to see enlarged image Loon by Jacob Uppiq, 
Sanikiluaq, Soapstone
# 05070517

17.5 cm x 7.5 cm,  7" x 3"

CAN$ 145.00

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