#4 • Nunivak Yup'ik Spirit Wheel - Harry Shavings

Part of June 2023 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $1,900.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A Nunivak Island carved and polychrome painted spirit wheel by the late Yup'ik artist Harry Shavings (1909-1989). This large example, dated circa January of 1983, features a central loon and fox form body, the outer bentwood rings adorned with ten appendages to include fins, wings, and fish effigies. Measures approximately 30" x 25" overall. The appendages are easily removable for shipping.