#71 • Nunivak Yup'ik Bald Eagle Spirit Wheel - Nick Shavings

Part of March 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $850.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A Nunivak Island carved and polychrome painted spirit wheel by the Yup'ik artist Nick R. Shavings (b.1950). This colorful example features a central polychrome horned puffin, the outer bentwood rings adorned with eight appendages including a bird's head, wings, feet, tail, and fish carvings. Measures approximately 24.25" 7.5" x 21" tall.