#276 • Ivory & Bone Trinket Box with Walrus-Head Lid, ICS, Elim, Alaska, ’09

Part of November 2026 Discovery Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

Starting at $5.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Nov 1, 2026 7:32 PM AKST

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A small ivory trinket box with a shaped rim, porous bone base and removable lid topped by a walrus head with dark eyes and tusks. The materials are walrus ivory, whalebone and baleen. The underside of the lid is inscribed ICS, Elim, AK, '09. Several cracks and dark lines cross the lid edge, and a fissure is visible in the fitted underside of the lid. The piece also has discoloration, surface scratches and natural pores in the bone base. Overall dimensions are approximately 2.5 inches long by 1.25 inches wide by 2.25 inches high.