#15 • Walrus Tusk & Baleen Polar Bear on Sled Runner Artifact - Raymond Toolie

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 walrus tusk carved and incised polar bear figurine with inset baleen eyes, standing upon a fossilized sled runner artifact. Signed upon the underside by Siberian Yup'ik artist Raymond Toolie of Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska in the later part of the 20th Century; the artist has works held within the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Measures approximately 7.25" x 2.25" x 2.5" tall.