#50 • Walrus Ivory Inuit Kayak Hunter
Part of July 2024 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)
High bid $110.00
Status: Sold
Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts
A handcrafted Inuit kayak hunter carved from walrus ivory. Sculpture features the hunter positioned within the cockpit, braided gut fastening the oar and seal float aloft the sleek kayak, and the hunter's arm raised with a partial hunting implement, as shown, and a chip in the bow. Measures approximately 5.25" x 1" x 1.25" tall.