#51 • Walrus Tusk Seal Hunter Sculpture - Mike Saclamana, Jr.

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

High bid $300.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A walrus tusk carving depicting a scrimshaw hunter standing on an ice floe, a seal's face poking through a hole in the ice; the hunter, harpoon in hand, sees his prey and takes aim. A second seal swims below the ice, where a portion of secondary dentine remains within the tusk. Harpoon is adjustable as it slides within the hand, but is not removable; seal rests on a leveling peg and may be positioned as desired. Signed on the underside of the tusk by Iñupiaq artist Mike Saclamana, Jr. of King Island, Alaska. Measures approximately 4" x 1.75" x 3.5" tall when assembled as shown.