#40 • 21" Iñupiat Scrimshaw Walrus Tusk - Joe Blatchford

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

High bid $400.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A beautiful scrimshaw walrus tusk with three vignettes, one of a Pacific walrus resting on an ice floe, one of a polar bear sow with her offspring overlooking their prey, and one of an Alaska Native in hunting pose with a piece of polar bear hide as camouflage, his husky companion resting by his feet. Signed by Iñupiat artist, Joe Blatchford (1940-2009) at the tip. Measures approximately 2.5" x 1.5" x 21.5" long.