#43 • Jerome Saclamana “Whale Hunter” & “Owl Spirit” Ivory Transformation Mask Sculptures

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

High bid $10.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Oct 25, 2026 4:16 PM AKDT

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Two imaginative mixed-material transformation sculptures by Iñupiaq carver Jerome Saclamana (b. 1963), originally from King Island, Alaska. Whale Hunter pairs a narrow, feather-accented half-face in richly figured mammoth ivory with a small whale, separated by a dark baleen panel and raised above a rectangular ivory base. Owl Spirit presents an elongated walrus ivory mask with asymmetrical eye details, three feathers above and a small bristled accent at the mouth, set on a teardrop-shaped base. The contrasting mammoth ivory, pale and mineral-colored ivory, dark baleen and soft feathers are central to the works’ sculptural character. Both are signed and titled. The larger measures approximately 2.25" x 1" x 5".