#139 • Rie Muñoz “Unloading” Puzzle with Native Hand Drum, Beaters & Grass Dance Fans

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

High bid $10.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Oct 25, 2026 4:52 PM AKDT

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A jigsaw puzzle reproducing Unloading by Alaska artist Rie Muñoz (1921–2015), depicting an Alaska Native family disembarking from an umiak on a beach near Nome, Alaska, with Sledge Island in the distance. The lot also includes a hand drum decorated with a mask image, two leather-wrapped beaters and two coiled-grass dance fans with fur trim. Dimensions: Puzzle box approximately 12.5" × 16.5" × 1".