#81 • Walrus Tusk Spouting Bowhead Whale on Bone Base

Part of December 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $170.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A charming bowhead whale figuring carved from walrus tusk, with inset baleen eyes and baleen "hairs" exiting the whale's blow holes to represent expelled air and condensed water vapor. Mounted on a piece of fossilized bone, the figure measures approximately 6" x 3.25" x 2.75" tall.