#23 • Exceptional Scrimshaw Horned Puffins - Alvin Kayouktuk

Part of December 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $1,600.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A pair of horned puffins, each accented with polychrome black and orange India ink c. 1973 and by Inupiaq artist Alvin Kayouktuk (1934-1997) whose works are held within the collection of the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian. A letter from the artist detailing his hunting, boat, and new post office is included. Largest puffin measures approximately 2" x 1" x 2.75" tall.