Beautiful vintage wooden bear carved from Hokkaido. The Hokkaido bear is a sacred animal for the Ainu, an aboriginal people of northern Japan living on the island of the same name and they have the tradition of carving it because it is a symbol of strength and courage. The magnificent wood bears the trace of the gouge and the hand of the man who made this beautiful portrait, it is left clear to evoke the bear's coat. It is a real sculpture.

Dimensions H 16 x 24 x 16 cm