#3 • Large Whalebone Ice Fisherman

Part of November 2025 Ethnographic Art Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $700.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A striking carving of a standing fisherman fashioned from fossilized whalebone. The figure features a detailed walrus ivory face inset within a broad incised parka hood, and accented with baleen dots upon the parka cuffs and hem, plus the top edge of each mukluk. A natural fur bag for holding his catch is slung over his shoulder, and his fishing sticks are in hand with a single walrus ivory fish at the end of the line. Unsigned, the fisherman stands upon a fossilized base, and the sculpture measures approximately 10.75" x 6.5" x 16.5" tall.