#30 • Walrus Ivory Halibut on Fossilized Ivory Base - Joseph K. Slwooko

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

High bid $90.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A graceful walrus ivory halibut, polished to a smooth sheen and inset with baleen eyes; the fish rests upon a polished fossilized ivory base and is initialed "J.K.S." on the underside for Yup'ik artist Joseph K. Slwooko (1952-2017) of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Measures approximately 4" x 2" x 1.25" tall.