#16 • Walrus Tusk Scrimshaw Blue Heron - Alvin Aningayou

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

High bid $250.00

Status: Sold

Category: Scrimshaw

A section of hollowed out walrus tusk with detailed scrimshaw depicting an Alaskan blue heron; top is irregularly shaped, bottom retains the secondary dentine, and a crack is present on the front as photographed. Signed lower right by Yup'ik artist Alvin Aningayou (b.1969), of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Measures approximately 2.5" x 1.5" x 5" tall.