#77 • Walrus Tusk & Baleen Accented Polar Bear Claws - Seal & Walrus - Ladd Soonagrook

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

High bid $225.00

Status: Sold

Category: Decorative Objects

Two polar bear claws includes one fashioned with a baleen cap terminating in a walrus tusk seal with inset baleen eyes; the seal is mounted upon a richly mineralized section of walrus tusk and signed on the underside for Yup'ik carver Ladd Soonagrook of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. The second claw is caped with a tusk head depicting a walrus, the two applied tusks serving as leveling rods. Largest measures approximately 3.5" x 1" x 1.5" tall.