#48 • Walrus Tusk Seals on Bone Base - Robert Apatiki

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

High bid $130.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A pair of walrus tusk carved and incised seals, mounted together upon a slice of fossilized bone. Signed on the underside by "Robert A.", believed to be Siberian Yup'ik artist Robert Apatiki (b.1960) of Gambell, Alaska; the artist has works held within the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Measures approximately 2.75" x 2" x 1.5" tall.