#55 • Walrus Ivory Hunter on Baleen Base - Merle "Wowita" Apassingok

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

High bid $250.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A walrus ivory carving of a hunter, poised in mid-motion with harpoon poised to throw and a coil of sinew rope within his other hand. The figure features a carved parka with detailed hood fringe, mittens, and boots, and is mounted on a polished black baleen base accented with an ivory star. Signed on the underside by Yup'ik artist Merle "Wowita" Apassingok (20th/21st Century) of Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Measures approximately 6" x 2" x 3.5" tall.