#1 • Whale Bone & Walrus Ivory Seal Herd Sculpture

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

High bid $200.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A sculpture depicting five seals carved from walrus ivory and accented with black scrimshaw ink details, most resting on and within a section of fossilized walrus tusk with an exposed internal dentine core. The scene is affixed to a fossilized whale bone vertebra disc base with a fissure to the back side as photographed. The sculpture measures approximately 8" x 7.5" x 2.5" tall.