#31 • Walrus Tusk Transformation Seal & Walrus - Virgil Soonagrook

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

High bid $550.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

Two transformational walrus tusk carvings with humanoid faces includes a seal and a walrus, one gripping a baleen and tusk ice tester, the other a baleen and tusk harpoon. One is signed "Virgil", likely Yup'ik carver Virgil Soonagrook (b.1965) of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska; the other is signed illegibly. Largest measures approximately 3.5" x 0.75" x 0.5" tall.