#17 • Walrus Ivory Halibut Figurines on Fossilized Bone Base - Joseph K. Slwooko

Part of April 2025 Hidden Gems Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $80.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A pair of carved and incised walrus ivory halibut figurines, each accented with a pair of baleen eyes. Mounted upon a fossilized bone base and signed on the underside by Yup'ik carver Joseph K. Slwooko (1952-2017). Measures approximately 4.75" x 1.5" wide.