#43 • Walrus Ivory Seal Hunter on Whalebone Base - K. James

Part of 2024 AKPM Donated Valuables Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $45.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

A walrus ivory seal hunter sitting within his ivory kayak harpoon aloft and float bag resting behind him; scrimshaw details upon the man's face. Kayak is mounted upon a slice of fossilized whalebone and signed by K. James on the underside. Measures approximately 4.75" x 4.75" x 2" tall.