#5 • "Whale Shaman" Ivory & Baleen Spirit Doll - Jerome K. Saclamana

Part of May 2026 Treasure Trove Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $200.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Carved walrus ivory "Whale Shaman" spirit doll signed on the bottom by King Island Iñupiaq carver Jerome K. Saclamana (b.1963). Its lower body is the front portion of a whale, with both the whale's and the doll's eyes crafted from inlaid baleen. It has a tuft of fringed baleen bristles and a removable carved feather-like appendage, with incised details. Measures approximately 5" x 1.5" x 10.5" tall.