Easily the most beautiful and intruiging book I've seen all year. Photos of every stuffed and mounted polar bear in the UK, plus some scholarly essays. The bears have a beautiful stillness. A wonderful gift for anyone who won't be weirded out by the fact the bears are dead.

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Product Description

Nanoq is a lavishly illustrated account of the survey undertaken by artists Snæbjörnsdóttir and Wilson of taxidermied polar bears in the UK. It includes essays about taxidermy, trophy-hunting and the depiction of animals in art, alongside unpublished archival photography, stories of the bears’ journeys and photos of them in their current locations.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1236956 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 190 pages