#47 • Yup'ik Walrus Tusk & Baleen Spirit Mask - Byron Amos

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

High bid $300.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A carved walrus tusk spirit wheel with central figure of a fox-faced Alaska shore bird clutching a fish, mounted to a bent baleen hoop sporting sixteen carved walrus tusk figural appendages, feathers, faces, fish, and more. Handcrafted by the Central Yup'ik artist, Byron Amos (b.1962), of Nunivak Island. Measures approximately 16" x 3" x 18.5" tall.