#26 • Scrimshaw Baleen Frond Segment - Ken Lisbourne

Part of Spring 2025 Discovery Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $80.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A section of a baleen frond, etched with a vignette of a tent, child playing, woman stretching a hide on a frame, and man coming home from a seal hunt; the sun sets upon the far horizon. Signed lower right by Iñupiaq artist Ken Lisbourne (1950-2017) of Port Hope, Alaska. A small bit of damage is visible en verso as photographed. Measures approximately 23.75" x 5.75" wide.