Kingwatsiak Jaw

He was born on March 20, 1962, in Keatuk, Nunavut.^[2] His parents, Melia Jaw (1934–2006) and Joe Jaw were also carvers,^[3] as were his brothers (Mathew Saviadjuk, Pootoogook Jaw, and Salomonie Jaw).^[1][3][4] King began carving as a child, but did not do so professionally until his early thirties.^[1]

In his early thirties, when King began carving, he was also working as a carpenter and an industrial mechanic at the Nanasivik Mine.^[1]

Many of his sculptures depict the bears,^[5][6][7] as well as the sea goddess Sedna.^{[6][8][9][10]}

Jaw's work is held in several museums, including the Penn Museum,^[10] the University of Michigan Museum of Art,^[9] and the Museum Collections at the University of Delaware.^[5]