#36 • Walrus Tusk & Baleen Seal on Fossilized Tusk Base - Virgil Soonagrook

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

High bid $90.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A walrus tusk carved in the shape of a seal, with inset baleen eyes, and mounted upon a slice of fossilized walrus tusk via a baleen rod. Signed on the underside for Yup'ik carver Virgil Soonagrook (b.1965) of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Measures approximately 2.75" x 1.5" x 3.5" tall.