#10 • Walrus Tusk Cribbage Board w/ Sled Dog Team - Romeo Katexac

Part of January 2026 Curiosities Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $800.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A carved ivory tusk cribbage board in an arched fashion, signed by Iñupiat artist Romeo Katexac, a member of the King Island family of carvers, featuring a musher with his sled dogs, running parallel to scrimshawed tracks. Tusk is partially hollow with a peg storage on the widest end, behind a baleen closure. The board is perched on a rectangular wooden mount under a clear case; it is not fully affixed to the base. A small portion of the peg storage end had become disconnected but has been repaired, a few of the sled dogs are affixed with glue, with some residue visible, and the tusk demonstrates overall longitudinal cracking commensurate with age. The board is very fragile. It measures approximately 26" x 4" x 5" tall. **1/20 @ 1:30pm - added photographs of item post-repair