#96 • Walrus Tusk & Baleen Hunter w/ Seal on Fossilized Orca Tooth - Mary L. Seppilu

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

High bid $325.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A walrus tusk carving depicting a hunter with scrimshaw details and seal skin trimmed parka, hauling his catch, a carved tusk seal, upon a baleen sled. The figures are mounted upon a large fossilized tooth, likely orca. Signed on the underside by Iñupiat artist Mary L. Seppilu of Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Measures approximately 4.25" x 1.5" x 2.25" tall.