#15 • Fossilized Bone Polar Bear - Charles Slwooko

Part of Collection of Arthur Gross Day 2 (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $65.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A reclining polar bear, carved from heavy fossilized bone, likely stellar sea cow or walrus jawbone, with inset baleen eyes and nose. Marked on the underside with initials "C.S." for Yup'ik artist Charles Slwooko (1900-1975), originally from Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. The bear measures approximately 2.25" x 1.5" tall.