#79 • Carved Bone Bowhead Whale Figurines - C.B. Oozeva, Sr. & James Saclamana
Part of April 2025 Hidden Gems Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)
High bid $80.00
Status: Sold
Category: Ethnographic Objects
Two carved bone figurines, each depicting a bowhead whale; inset baleen eyes provide additional detail. The smaller is signed on the underside by C.B. Oozeva, Sr. of Gambell, Alaska, while the larger is by King Island Iñupiaq carver James Saclamana. Largest measures approximately 6.25" x 2" x 1.25" tall.