#79 • Scrimshaw Whale Tooth of a Umiak of Whale Hunters - Peter Mayac

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

High bid $600.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A whale tooth with a classic scrimshaw image of a umiak full of hunters, all working to bring home a bowhead whale; a large three-masted ship sails in the distance. Unsigned by strongly attributed to the famous late King Island Iñupiaq artist Peter Mayac (1913-1976).The tooth measures approximately 2" x 1" x 4" long.