#11 • Scrimshawed Walrus Tusk Arctic Scene - F. Miller

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

High bid $900.00

Status: Sold

Category: Scrimshaw

A finely executed scrimshaw walrus tusk depicting an expansive Arctic lifestyle scene. The imagery extends along the curvature of the tusk and features two women cooking, a man talking to a child, a woman using an ulu to prepare a seal, a woman sewing, a man and woman conversing, and much more in the background. The tusk rests upon a natural fragment of fossilized tusk bark. Signed within the scene by artist F. Miller. Tusk alone measures approximately 20" x 2.75" x 1.75" tall.