#10 • Yup'ik Fossilized Bone & Walrus Tusk Masks - Joseph K. Slwooko & Stanley Oozeva

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

High bid $40.00

Status: Sold

Category: Masks

Two carved masks from Yup'ik artists from Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, includes one of fossilized bone with snow goggles, mustache, and parka ruff; hanging loop is affixed at the top, and the back is initialed "J.K.S." for Joseph K. Slwooko (1952-2017). The second is of fossilized tusk with knotted string stretching left-to-right en verso, and signed by Stanley Oozeva. The rounder mask measures approximately 6.5" x 0.5" x 7.5" tall.