#51 • Walrus Tusk Mother & Calf & Bull Walrus Carvings

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

High bid $120.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

Two similar pieces with a walrus tusk carved and incised adult walrus includes one with a cow, complete with walrus vibrissae as tusks, sitting with her calf upon a slice of fossilized whale 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. The second features a single walrus, sitting upon a slice of fossilized tusk. The largest measures approximately 1.75" x 1.25" x 1.25" tall.