#18 • Walrus Ivory, Jawbone & Baleen Bird Hunting Tableau - Stanley Seeganna

Part of July 2024 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $150.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

Cleverly designed Iñupiat bird hunting tableau by King Island artist Stanley Seeganna, featuring a hunter employing his Kiipooyaq (bolas), held aloft by walrus vibrissae; the bird in flight by a baleen shaft, and the tableau situated on a bone segment. The bird was reported to be unstable, and loosely attached, at time of cataloging. Measures approximately 3" x 1" x 5" tall.