#69 • Walrus Tusk Standing Pregnant Polar Bear - Eric Tetpon

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

High bid $350.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A section of walrus tusk, carved and scrimshawed to depict a polar bear with hefty belly, likely pregnant, standing on her legs, mouth open. Signed "E.T. III" on the bottom for by the late Iñupiaq artist Eric Tetpon (1939-2006) of Shaktoolik, Alaska. Measures approximately 2.5" x 3" x 7" tall.