#86 • Inupiaq Baleen Basket w/ Walrus Tusk Cross Finial - Gregg Tagarook, Sr.

Part of June 2026 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $600.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

An Inupiaq baleen basket of cylindrical form, finely woven from dark baleen strips in a uniform pattern. The basket is fitted with a matching flat lid and topped by a carved walrus tusk cross finial. Initialed "G.T." for Inupiaq basket maker Gregg Tagarook, Sr. (1943-2013) of Point Hope, Alaska, on the round tusk starter disk. Basket measures approximately 3.5" in diameter x 3.5" tall.