#10 • 26" Whale Rib Sculpture - HB Slwooko

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

High bid $50.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

Striking imagery of a bowhead whale presented on a fossilzed whale rib segment; the surface polished to enhance the imagery, surrounded by a decorative border, and dotted with an inset baleen eye. The sculpture is signed by Siberian Yup'ik artist HB Slwooko (20th Century), and has two pegs for positioning. Measures approximately 26" x 3" x 4.25".