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Eegeesiak
Simionie
(EGESIAK
SIMIONI)
Eegeesiak Simionie was born on June
16, 1946 in Lake Harbour which
is located on Baffin Island in
Canada's
high arctic (Nunavut Territory).
Eegeesiak is son of the late Inuit carver Simionie Kowjakoolook.
Eegeesiak
is an extremely talented carver and presently
lives in Iqaluit.
He is a full time carver and specializes in carving
polar bears holding a fish in their mouth. He is
in fact mostly known for these bear and fish carvings.
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In the past, Eegeesiak
has worked very closely with Henry Evalardjuak and Davie Atchealak,
two well
know major Inuit artists who have achieved high recognition
in their interpretation of the polar Bear.
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