#76 • Walrus Tusk Walrus Cow & Calf on Fossilized Bone Base - Robert Apatiki

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

High bid $200.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A trio of similar pieces with a walrus tusk carved and incised adult walrus, complete with walrus vibrissae as tusks. Each cow sits 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 largest measures approximately 2.5" x 1.5" x 1.5" tall.