#82 • Walrus Tusk w/ Scrimshaw Shorebirds - Wanda Slwooko

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

High bid $400.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A walrus tusk with adorable polychrome scrimshaw ptarmigans, geese, and Trumpeter swans on the top; underside reveals horned puffin, tufted auk, and ducks, plus signature by Yup'ik artist Wanda Slwooko (b.1946) of Gambell, Alaska. The artist's carvings are represented within the collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Measures approximately 11" x 1.5" x 1" tall.