#27 • Fossilized Whalebone & Walrus Tusk Pacific Walrus Head - Michael Rodgers

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

High bid $225.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art: Sculpture

A section of fossilized whale bone, sculpted to represent the head of a Pacific walrus, accented with a pair of tusks carved from walrus tusk, along with four dozen porcupine quills inserted into the face to represent the vibrissae on the walrus' snout. Further mounted upon a slice of fossilized bone and singed on the back by artist Michael Rodgers circa 2009. Measures approximately 7.25" x 4" x 11.5" tall.