#38 • Scrimshaw Baleen Frond - Peter (Pelo) Demientieff

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

High bid $60.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

The tip of a baleen frond, etched with scrimshaw detailing Arctic life including salmon, seals, a seal hunter within his kayak, bowhead whale, and snowcapped mountains in the distance. Signed lower right c.2012 by Peter (Pelo) Demientieff and prepared for hanging via two drilled holes and a wire loop. Frond measures approximately 37" x 3.5"at the widest end.