#109 • Baleen Basket w/ Ivory Finial & Carved Tusk Wildlife Diorama

Part of The Arc of Anchorage's 2024 Fundraising Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $300.00

Status: Sold

A classic basket made from woven strips of brown and black baleen upon an oval ivory charger base, topped with a lid and accented with a walrus ivory whale tail finial. Also includes a gorgeous hollowed out section of walrus tusk, the ivory carved in relief to illustrate examples of Alaskan wildlife. Shown are a snowy owl with incised feathers, a Pacific walrus, and a humpback whale; each is accented with inset baleen dots for eyes. The ivory carving is signed on the underside by Alaska Native artist Virgil S. Donor: Tim Slade