#31 • Walrus Tusk & Baleen Sled Dog Team on Walrus Tusk - David Seppilu

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

High bid $2,000.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A musher, carved from walrus tusk and accented with scrimshaw details and seal fur upon his parka; dogs are similarly accented with scrimshaw details and seal gut harnesses; the sled holds assorted provisions and supplies. Figures are all affixed to a walrus tusk accented with baleen and fossilized tusk embellishments, with further scrimshaw depicting orca whales and smaller fish; a small rod provides leveling support. Signed on the underside by Iñupiat artist David Seppilu of Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Measures approximately 20.5" x 1.5" x 3.5" tall.