#74 • Seal Hunting Diorama on Fossilized Mammoth Tusk

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

High bid $375.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A diorama depicting an Alaska Native carved and scrimshaws from contemporary walrus tusk, crouched with harpoon in hand behind a boulder as he hunts his prey - a pair of harbor seals carved from fossilized walrus tusk. The figures are mounted upon a section of polished fossilized walrus tusk. Measures approximately 3" x 2" x 10.5" long.