#73 • Two Eskimo Tusk Carvings

Part of March 2023 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $110.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Two Eskimo carvings of Alaska Native peoples, one depicting a full-bodied individual with colorized scrimshaw features by the Shismaref born carver Vincent Jones Kigiqtag Tocktoo Sr. (1925-2021) and carved from whalebone, the other with partially legible signature depicting a hunter with spear. Both pieces are older examples, mid 20th century. The largest measures approximately 1.5" x 1.25" x 3.5" tall.