#86 • 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 $160.00

Status: Sold

Category: Figural Carvings

An adorable walrus ivory carving of a spotted seal, shown in a relaxed, resting pose and mounted on a generously sized polished section of fossilized tusk bark. The seal's surface is dotted with tiny inlaid baleen dots 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" x 2.25" x 1.5" tall.