#5 • Iñupiaq Whale Bone & Walrus Tusk Figurine w/ Drum - John (John Boy) Weyiouanna

Part of Collection of Arthur Gross Day 1 (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $250.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A gorgeous sculpture hand carved from fossilized whale bone and depicting a drummer with drum in his raised right hand, drumstick within his left. Face is from carved and incised walrus tusk with baleen labrets. Figure measures approximately 7" (from elbow to drum) x 1" x 16" tall. Signed on the base for John (John Boy) Weyiouanna of Shismaref, AK (b..1973).