#85 • Whalebone Man & Woman - Edwin J. Weyionanna

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

High bid $60.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

A carved whalebone figurine depicting two humans embracing side by side from a single columnar form, their hair and fur-lined garments incised with detailed texture. Baleen inlay accents at the lower edge of their shared parka. Signed on the underside by Iñupiaq artist Edwin J. Weyionanna (b.1965) of Shishmaref, Alaska. Measures approximately 2.5" x 1.5" x 8" tall.