#71 • Walrus Tusk & Baleen Walruses on Fossilized Whale Bone Base - Davis Uglowook & Robert Apatiki

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

High bid $140.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

Three sets of walruses, each carved from walrus tusk and accented with inset baleen eyes; set upon fossilized whale bone bases, two initialed "D.U." on the underside for Davis Uglowook (b.1968) of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. The third may well 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. Largest measures approximately 3" x 2.25" x 1.25" tall.