#97 • Walrus Tusk & Baleen Walrus - William Soonagrook, Sr.

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

High bid $400.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

An adorable walrus tusk carved and incised walrus with inset baleen eyes, posed in a resting position. Signed on the underside by Signed on the underside by Central Siberian Yup'ik carver William Soonagrook, Sr. (b.1934) of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska; the artist has works held within the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Measures approximately 3.75" x 1.5" x 1.75" tall.