#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.

Carved Bone Bowhead Whale Figurines - C.B. Oozeva, Sr. & James Saclamana