#85 • Walrus Tusk Scrimshaw Male Portrait - Alvin Aningayou

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

High bid $375.00

Status: Sold

Category: Scrimshaw

The tip of a walrus tusk with detailed scrimshaw depicting the portrait of an Alaska Native wearing his fur parka and snow goggles. Signed lower right by Yup'ik artist Alvin Aningayou (b.1969), of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska; wide end of tusk is covered by a slice of baleen. Measures approximately 1.75" x 0.5" x 4.75" tall.