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Dancer - Edwin Noongwook

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The subtlety in this work is especially graceful and poignant. The hand gestures and slight bend in the knee convey, almost exactly, the form of an Siberian Yupik dancer. Carved from a creamy piece of walrus ivory, this work is simple, yet remarkably expressive.

Artist	Edwin Noongwook
Origin	Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, AK
Dimensions	7 x 2-1/2 x 1-1/2 in
Materials	Walrus ivory and baleen inlay on a walrus jaw bone base
Culture	St. Lawrence Island Yupik