#14 • Walrus Ivory & Baleen Spotted Seal on Fossilized Ivory Base - Charlie Olanna

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

High bid $225.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A highly detailed walrus ivory carving of a spotted seal, shown in a relaxed, resting pose and mounted on a polished section of fossilized tusk. The seal's surface is smoothly polished and dotted with fine baleen inlay to represent natural markings, with baleen also used to define the eyes and nose. Signed on the underside by Iñupiaq artist Charlie Olanna (20th/21st Century) of Brevig Mission, Alaska. Measures approximately 5.75" x 2.5" x 2.5" tall.