#45 • Walrus Ivory Kayak Hunter - Lane Rookok

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

High bid $100.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

A walrus ivory Inuit kayak hunter positioned with a raised harpoon wound with gut rope, a secured ivory seal float, and detached oar. Sculpture has been signed by Yup'ik artist Lane Rookok (b.1935) of Savoonga, Alaska, and as shown, there was likely a break of the hunter from the cockpit, and repaired with adhesive. Measures approximately 5.25" x 1" x 1.25" tall.