#39 • Scrimshaw Whale Tooth of a Seal Hunter - Peter Mayac

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

High bid $650.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A detailed scrimshaw whale tooth depicting the scene of a seal hunter with harpoon in left hand, dragging his seal prey with his right hand as he treks across the ice toward home. Unsigned by strongly attributed to the famous late King Island Iñupiaq artist Peter Mayac (1913-1976). The tooth measures approximately 1.5" x 1" x 3.5" long.