#22 • Fossilized Walrus Skull Diorama

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

High bid $160.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

Highly inventive and natural calcified front portion, or rostrum, of a walrus skull serving to house Arctic ivory figures in various cavities and openings including painted puffins, a lurking polar bear, a fisherman landing his fossilized ivory fish alongside his trusted companion, what appears to be a beaver, an embedded tooth, and other birds. Measures approximately 6" x 6" x 4.75" tall.