#34 • Fossilized Whalebone, Walrus Ivory & Baleen Fisherman - "T.W."

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

High bid $375.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A tall, finely detailed Alaska Native carving of a fisherman rendered from fossilized whalebone. The figure features a walrus ivory inlaid face framed by a wide parka hood, baleen dots trimming the parka hem, fishing sticks in both hands, and a carved and incised fish on a sinew fishing line. Signed "T.W." on the underside. Measures approximately 4.5" x 1.75" x 16.25" tall.