#21 • Walrus Tusk Polar Bear Figures - Joe Kunnuk & Others

Part of June 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $150.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Two polar bear figures, one carved from contemporary walrus tusk, the other from fossilized tusk, and both featuring scrimshaw details, the latter signed c.1981 on the underside by Iñupiat carver Joe Kunnuk (b.1940) of Nome, Alaska. Largest measures approximately 2.25" x 1".