#72 • Whale Bone, Baleen & Walrus Tusk Sandhill Cranes - Chris Aningayou

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

High bid $325.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A pair of sandhill cranes, the bodies carved from polished and fossilized whale bone with baleen legs, neck, and beak, accented with walrus tusk patches around the eyes. Cranes are each mounted upon an unpolished section of fossilized whale bone, and further accented with tufts of caribou fur. Unsigned, they are most certainly the work of Yup'ik carver Chris Aningayou (b.1983), from Nome, Alaska. The largest sculpture measures approximately 4.5" x 3.5" x 10.5" tall.