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Fred Kingeekuk – Small SealIvory, Baleen Inlay, Scrimshaw (Ink)
- .13"h
- 3.38"w
- 1.13"d
SOLD -
Maxine Ungott – Little OwlIvory, Baleen, Fossil Walrus Ivory, Scrimshaw
- 3.75"h
- .88"w
- 1.13"d
SOLD -
Jimmy Weyiouanna – Mittened Double Vertebrae DancerWhalebone, Ivory, Baleen
- 16"h
- 25.5"w
- 10.5"d
SOLD -
Fred Nayokpuk – Two-Sided Vertebrae Drummer/DancerWhalebone, Ivory, Baleen
- 10"h
- 16"w
- 8.13"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Dark Gray Whalebone HunterWhalebone, Ivory, Baleen, Wood, Metal
- 31.50"h
- 8"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Luke Penayah – Ivory SwanIvory, Ink
- 2.75"h
- 1.88"w
- .75"d
SOLD -
Charles Slwooko – Group of Owls on CliffIvory, Ink, Walrus Cheek Bone
- 2.13"h
- 5.5"w
- 3.5"d
SOLD -
Ted Mayac, Jr. – MallardWalrus Ivory, Ink
- 1.25"h
- 3.5"w
- 1.38"d
SOLD -
Ted Mayac, Jr. – Cinnamon TealIvory, Ink
- 1.25"h
- 3.5"w
- 1.38"d
SOLD -
Clyde Rookok – Sitting Up WalrusFossilized Rib Bone, Ivory, Baleen
- 3.13"h
- 4.5"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Wagner Wongittilin – Layered Baleen Flying Loon with Fish in MouthLayered Baleen, Inlaid Ivory, Whalebone Stand
- 2.38"h
- 5.88"w
- 4.75"d
SOLD -
Wagner Wongittilin – Layered Baleen Flying Loon on StandLayered Baleen, Inlaid Ivory, Whalebone Stand
- 3.5"h
- 6.5"w
- 6.75"d
SOLD -
Ray Toolie – Pawing BearIvory, Baleen
- 1.75"h
- 4.75"w
- 1.25"d
SOLD -
Melcher Oozevaseuk – Small Textured OwlIvory, Baleen, Ink
- 1.75"h
- 1.5"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Melcher Oozevaseuk – Textured White OwlIvory, Baleen, Ink
- 2.38"h
- 2"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Miller Kingeekuk – Large Scrimshaw SealIvory, Baleen, Scrimshaw (Ink)
- .88"h
- 4"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Clyde Rookok – Standing GrizzlyFossilized Rib Bone, Baleen
- 4.75"h
- 1.5"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Hubert Kokuluk – Swan on BaseIvory, Ink
- 3.88"h
- 1.5"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Jerome Saclamanna – Singing Seal ShamanIvory, Baleen, Feathers, Mammoth Ivory Base
- 5.5"h
- 2.75"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Small Brown Hunter with SpearWhalebone, Baleen, Wood, Metal, Sinew
- 20"h
- 6.5"w
- 4"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Whalebone Hunter With Spear on BaseFossilized Whalebone, Wood Base
- 19.5"h
- 9"w
- 17"d
SOLD -
Matthew Tiulana – Walrus MaskWalrus Ivory, Baleen, Ptarmigan Feathers, Whalebone Base, India Ink
- 6.75"h
- 7"w
- 2.50"d
SOLD -
Matthew Tiulana – Polar Bear MaskWalrus Ivory, Baleen, Ptarmigan Feathers, Whalebone Base, India Ink
- 6.25"h
- 6.50"w
- 3.75"d
SOLD -
Roy Sockpick – Hunter with Seal Skin Pouch & Hunting Goggles on BaseWhalebone, Seal Skin, Walrus Ivory, Baleen, Sinew, Wood
- 19.75"h
- 10"w
- 13"d
SOLD -
Justin Tiulana – Hunter with SpearIvory, Sinew
- 5.38"h
- 3"w
- 2.50"d
SOLD -
Dean Kulowiyi – Bowhead Whale on BaseIvory, Baleen, Fossilized Ivory
- 2.75"h
- 4"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Ray Toolie – Textured OwlIvory, Mammoth Ivory
- 2.5"h
- 2"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
David Alvanna – Small SwanIvory, India Ink
- .88"h
- 1.63"w
- .75"d
SOLD -
Ray Toolie – Large Walking
Polar BearIvory, Baleen- 2"h
- 6"w
- 1.50"d
SOLD -
Lincoln Milligrock – Ivory Animal BraceletWalrus IvorySOLD
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James Aningayou – Emperor GooseWalrus Bone, Ivory, Fossilized Ivory, Baleen, Whalebone
- 2.88"h
- 2.75"w
- 2.13"d
SOLD -
James Aningayou – Emperor GooseWalrus Jawbone, BaleenSOLD
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James Aningayou – Canada GooseBaleen Head, Ivory Neck, Walrus JawboneSOLD
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Jerome Saclamanna – Singing Seal Shaman DrummerIvory, Baleen, Red Ochre, India Ink, Ptarmigan Feather
- 1.38"h
- 7"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Jerome Saclamanna – Seal Needle Case with Thimble and Two Ivory NeedlesIvory, Baleen, India Ink, Sealskin, Fossil WhaleboneSOLD
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Ray Toolie – Textured OwlIvory, Baleen, Fossilized Ivory
- 2.38"h
- 2.5"w
- 1.38"d
SOLD -
Tom Akeya – Underwater Ivory WalrusUnderwater IvorySOLD
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Tony Pelowook – WalrusWalrus Ivory, India InkSOLD
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John Uwetaq Apassingok – Swimming OtterIvory, Baleen
- .88"h
- 3.63"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Warren Kakoona – Spotted Seal on Whalebone BaseIvory, Baleen, Whalebone, India Ink
- 1.75"h
- 5"w
- 3.5"d
SOLD -
William Pelowook – Grizzly BearFossil Walrus Ivory, Ivory
- 3.13"h
- 2.13"w
- 6.5"d
SOLD -
Wagner Wongittilin – Layered Baleen Common LoonBaleen, IvorySOLD
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John Boy Weyiouanna – Walrus Hunter with Brown GogglesWhalebone, Ivory, Baleen, Mammoth Ivory
- 28.25"h
- 6.5"w
- 14"d
SOLD -
John Boy Weyiouanna – Rib Hunter with Ivory FaceWhalebone, Ivory, Baleen, Walrus Teeth
- 19.5"h
- 6"w
- 4"d
SOLD -
Richard L. Olanna – Large Ivory HunterIvory, Baleen, Sinew, Wood
- 22"h
- 11"w
- 4.5"d
SOLD -
John Boy Weyiouanna – Double Vertebrae Drummer DancerWhalebone, Ivory, Mammoth Ivory
- 10.5"h
- 19.5"w
- 8.5"d
SOLD -
Brandon Olanna – Small Brown Hunter with Decorated Coat and SpearWhalebone, Baleen, Ivory, Wood, Sinew on Wood Base
- 13.75"h
- 11"w
- 4.25"d
SOLD -
Art Gologergen – Spotted Seal on Bone BaseIvory, Baleen, Whalebone Base
- 1.13"h
- 4.75"w
- 1.63"d
SOLD -
Art Gologergen – Spotted SealIvory, Baleen, Whalebone Base
- 1.5"h
- 3.5"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Archie Slwooko – PtarmiganIvory, Ink
- 3.13"h
- 1.5"w
- 1.13"d
SOLD -
Chris Aningayou – Standing Canadian Goose on BaseFossilized Whalebone, Ivory, India Ink, Whalebone Base
- 3.75"h
- 3.25"w
- 3.25"d
SOLD -
Jerome Saclamanna – Whale Shaman DrummerFossilized Walrus Ivory, Baleen, Red Ochre, India Ink, Sealskin
- 7"h
- 1.5"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Ray Toolie – Textured OwlIvory, Baleen, Mammoth Ivory
- 2.5"h
- 2.25"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
John Boy Weyiouanna – Vertebrae Dancer with Dark Eyes & Hunter Mask with Two LabretsWhalebone, Ivory, Baleen, Mammoth Ivory
- 10.38"h
- 12"w
- 6"d
SOLD -
Harry Hank – Medium Baleen Basket with Bear Head FinialBaleen, Ivory
- 4.5"h
- 2.5"w
- 2.5"d
SOLD -
Albert Olanna – Old Ivory BraceletOld IvorySOLD
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Ron Iyahuk Ozenna –
Snowgoose BraceletWalrus Ivory, Baleen, India Ink- 2"h
- 2.5"w
- 2.5"d
SOLD -
Ron Iyahuk Ozenna –
Underwater Ivory BraceletUnderwater IvorySOLD -
Stan Tocktoo –
Baleen and Mammoth Ivory BraceletBaleen, Mammoth IvorySOLD -
Mitchell Toolie – OtterFossilized Walrus Bone, Baleen
- 4.75"h
- 5.5"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Joe Akeya – Old Ivory Seal on a RockOld Ivory, Baleen, Skull
- 2.75"h
- 5"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Herbert Kokulok – Swimming Swan PinIvory, India Ink, Base Metal
- 1.5"h
- 2.5"w
- .25"d
SOLD -
Jerome Saclamanna – Transformation Walrus DrummerIvory, Baleen, India Ink, Red Ochre, Ptarmigan Feather, Fossil Ivory,
Clear Baleen- 1.25"h
- 4.00"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Tony Weyiouanna Jr., – Dark Bluish Small Woman Disk MaskWhalebone, Ivory, Baleen
- 5.75"h
- 4.75"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
James Aningayou – Brown Bear Catching White FishWalrus Skullbone, Bone Fish, Baleen Nose and Baleen Claws
- 6"h
- 4"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Elton Bello – Native HunterCottonwood, Soapstone, Hemlock, Baleen, Sinew
- 4.5"h
- 16"w
- 3.5"d
SOLD -
Luke Penayah – Swan with Wings SpreadIvory, India Ink
- 3"h
- 5.13"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Jerome Saclamanna – RavenMammoth Ivory, India Ink, Ptarmigan Feather
- 7.63"h
- 3.5"w
- .5"d
SOLD -
Robert Tungayan – Medium Owl with Textured WingsIvory, Baleen
- 2.25"h
- 2"w
- 1.13"d
SOLD -
Matthew Tiulana
Rock Spirit MaskIvory, Baleen, Whalebone, India Ink, Red Ochre, Ptarmigan Feathers- 6.5"h
- 7"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Ike Kulowiyi – Hunter Flanked by WalrusesIvory, Baleen
- 5"h
- 3.75"w
- 3.63"d
SOLD -
Ted Mayac, Jr. – Baikal TealIvory, Ink
- 1.13"h
- 4"w
- 1.50"d
SOLD -
Frank Kuzuguk – Man with Moustache Disk MaskWhalebone, Fossilized Ivory
- 9.5"h
- 8"w
- .5"d
SOLD -
Fred Nayokpuk – Dancer with Spirit MaskFossil Whalebone, Fossil Mammoth Ivory, Baleen
- 13"h
- 22"w
- 11"d
SOLD -
Edwin Weyiouanna – Little Vertebrae Dancer with Spirit Mask and Face on TopWhalebone, Walrus Ivory, Baleen
- 10"h
- 10"w
- 5"d
SOLD -
Tony Weyiouanna Jr. – Whalebone Mother & ChildWhalebone, Baleen, Walrus Ivory
- 15"h
- 4.5"w
- 3.5"d
SOLD -
Tony Weyiouanna Jr. – Whalebone Mother & ChildWhalebone, Baleen, Walrus Ivory, Mammoth Ivory Faces
- 15"h
- 4"w
- 2.75"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Kneeling HunterWhalebone, Baleen, Ivory
- 21"h
- 12"w
- 17.5"d
SOLD -
Edwin Weyiouanna – Whale Rib Double Dancer with Circle InlaysWhalebone, Baleen, Ivory
- 16.25"h
- 4.75"w
- 2.75"d
SOLD -
Loren Geary – Dark Mammoth Bone Mask with Little Dancer on Bone BaseMammoth Bone (between 20,000 to 1 million years old), Walrus Ivory
- 10"h
- 5"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Loren Geary – Dancing FigureWhalebone
- 15.5"h
- 5"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Dark Whale Rib HunterWhalebone, Baleen, Ivory
- 25"h
- 5"w
- 14.5"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Hunter with SpearWhalebone, Baleen
- 23.5"h
- 2.5"w
- 21"d
SOLD -
Roy Sockpick – Fisherman with FishWhalebone, Baleen, Ivory
- 9.75"h
- 3"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Roy Sockpick – Bone Face with GogglesWhalebone, Baleen
- 11.5"h
- 9"w
- 3.5"d
SOLD -
Wilbur Kuzuguk – Whale Rib Drummer with WalrusWhalebone, Ivory
- 14.5"h
- 8"w
- 5"d
SOLD -
Thomas Sockpick – Face within Face Seal Spirit Mask with Baleen SpokesWhalebone, Walrus Ivory, Mammoth Ivory Nose, BaleenSOLD
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Fred Nayokpuk – Small Hard Bone Disk MaskHard Bone Disk, Ivory Labret
- 6.25"h
- 5.5"w
- .5"d
SOLD -
Matthew Tiulana – Half Moon Double Baleen Ring Spirit MaskWalrus Ivory, Baleen, Red Ochre
- 7.5"h
- 7"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Thomas Sockpick – Disk Mask with Ivory Figures on Baleen SpokesWhalebone, Walrus Ivory, Baleen
- 3.5"h
- 4"w
- 4"d
SOLD -
Fred Nayokpuk – Whale Rib Hunter with KnifeWhalebone, Ivory, Baleen
- 17.75"h
- 4"w
- 4.5"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Tall HunterWhalebone, Ivory, Fossil Ivory, Baleen, Metal Stand
- 50"h
- 7.5"w
- 40"d
SOLD -
Stanley Seeganna – Fishing SceneIvory, Baleen, India Ink, String
- 3.50"h
- 3.50"w
- 2.25"d
SOLD -
Edwin Weyiouanna – Halibut/Bear Whale ScapulaWhale Scapula, Baleen, Ivory
- 16.75"h
- 24.50"w
- 6"d
SOLD -
Albert Olanna – Old Ivory BraceletOld IvorySOLD
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Melcher Oozevaseuk -Textured Whalebone OwlWhalebone, Walrus Ivory
- 6"h
- 3.5"w
- 6"d
SOLD -
Bill Jones – Vertebrae Dancer with Old Brown Whalebone FaceWhalebone, Baleen
- 15.5"h
- 33"w
- 9.5"d
SOLD -
Walrus Skullbone Shaman with WhalesFossilized Walrus Bone, Walrus Ivory, Driftwood, Baleen
- 7.5"h
- 23.75"w
- 7.5"d
SOLD -
Charles Edwards – Diving SealIvory, BaleenSOLD
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Terry Nayokpuk – Double Vertebrae Dancer/ DrummerWhalebone
- 14.50"h
- 14"w
- 9.5"d
SOLD -
Roy Weyiouanna – Whale Rib Mamma & BabyWhalebone
- 17.75"h
- 5.25"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Medium Vertebrae Hunter with SealWhalebone
- 15"h
- 15"w
- 13"d
SOLD -
Raymond Weyiouanna – Vertebrae Double DrummerWhalebone
- 10.5"h
- 7.25"w
- 9.25"d
SOLD -
Tony Weyiouanna Jr. – Whalebone Dancer with Mammoth Ivory FaceWhalebone, Walrus Ivory, Mammoth Ivory, Baleen
- 7.25"h
- 1.50"w
- 1.25"d
SOLD -
Edwin Weyiouanna – Double Sided Vertebrae Dancer with MittensWhalebone, Ivory, Baleen
- 16.5"h
- 27.5"w
- 11"d
SOLD -
James Uglawook – Walking Polar BearWalrus Ivory
- 2"h
- 5.25"w
- 1.255"d
SOLD -
Loren Geary – Dark Mammoth Bone Dancer with Long Spirit FaceMammoth Bone (between 20,000 to 1 million years old), Walrus Ivory
- 10.5"h
- 4.5"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Edwin Weyiouanna – Whale Rib Double Fisherman – Man & WomanWhalebone, Baleen
- 13"h
- 5"w
- 7.25"d
SOLD -
Seal Inua Spirit Double Baleen Ring MaskWalrus Ivory, Baleen
- 7.25"h
- 6.25"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Jerome Saclamanna – Spirit of the DriftwoodMammoth Ivory, Red Ochre, India Ink, Ptarmigan Feather
- 7.50"h
- 3.25"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Paul Rookook – Narwhal on Killerwhale Tooth BaseWalrus Ivory, Baleen, Killerwhale Tooth
- 2.75"h
- 6.5"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
James Uglawook – Sitting Polar BearWalrus Ivory
- 2.13"h
- 1"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
James Uglawook – Sitting Polar BearWalrus Ivory
- 2.5"h
- 1.25"w
- 1.75"d
SOLD -
Moses Soonagrook – Whale Shaman with Ivory Face and Spear on BaseOld Whalebone, Walrus Ivory
- 1.75"h
- 5"w
- 2.25"d
SOLD -
Moses Soonagrook – Seal Shaman with Ivory Face and SpearOld Whalebone, Walrus Ivory
- 1.75"h
- 4"w
- 1.75"d
SOLD -
Matthew Tiulana – Seal Spirit MaskWalrus Ivory, Feathers, India Ink
- 4"h
- 5"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
John Tetpon – DrummerWhalebone, Baleen, Ivory
- 3.5"h
- 3.5"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Joe Iya, Jr. – WalrusOld Walrus Ivory, Baleen
- 1"h
- 3.5"w
- 2.5"d
SOLD -
Aaron Oseuk – Standing OtterWalrus Ivory, Baleen
- 4.25"h
- 2.25"w
- 1.25"d
SOLD -
Charles Pullock – Whale Shaman with SpearWalrus Ivory
- 4"h
- 2.5"w
- 4.5"d
SOLD -
Charles Edwards – Spotted Seal On BaleenPolished Walrus Ivory, Baleen Base and Baleen Inlay
- 1.25"h
- 4"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Jerome Saclamanna – Mammoth Ivory Bear MaskFossilized Mammoth Ivory, Whalebone, Feathers, Baleen
- 6"h
- 4"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Bernard Toolie – Whalebone BoxWhalebone, Ivory
- 5.25"h
- 4"w
- 4"d
SOLD -
Albert Olanna – Walrus Ivory BraceletWalrus Tusk Ivory
- 1.5"h
- 3"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Joa Swain – Mammoth and Walrus Ivory BraceletFossilized Mammoth and Walrus Ivory
- .75"h
- 2.5"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Jerome Saclamana – Whale ShamanIvory, Baleen, Pigments, Fur
- 4"h
- 2"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Mitchell Toolie – Bear on BaleenIvory, Baleen
- 2"h
- 4"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Justin Tiulana – Bolo ThrowerIvory
- 4"h
- 2"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Fred Mayac – Large Common MerganserIvory, Pigments
- 1.75"h
- 2"w
- 4.5"d
SOLD -
Fred Mayac – Small Common MerganserIvory, Pigments
- 1.5"h
- 1.5"w
- 4"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Disk Mask with Baleen Eyes and Open MouthWhalebone, Baleen
- 7"h
- 1"w
- 7"d
SOLD -
Roy Sockpick – Dark Disk Mask with Ruffled EdgesFossilized Whalebone, Ivory, Baleen
- 5.75"h
- .75"w
- 6.75"d
SOLD -
Mask with Face in RuffWhalebone, Baleen, Ivory by Roy Weyiouanna
- 7"h
- 1"w
- 4"d
SOLD -
Ricky Kuzuguk – Man with Labret MaskFossilized Whalebone, Ivory
- 6.75"h
- 6"w
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Hunter Riding SealWhalebone Vertebrae, Baleen, Sinew
- 17"h
- 12"w
- 16"d
SOLD -
Ted Mayac Jr. – Wood DuckIvory, Pigments
- 1.5"h
- 1.75"w
- 4"d
SOLD -
Ray Toolie – Ivory Walrus Shaman Pulling SealIvory, Baleen
- 6.25"h
- 2.5"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Cliff Apatiki – Large Swimming Seal with Baleen InlayWalrus Ivory, Baleen
- 2.25"h
- 6.25"w
- 1.75"d
SOLD -
John Kokuluk – Spirit of the Driftwood MaskWalrus Ivory, Feathers, Red Ochre
- 4"h
- 4"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Hunter with Spear on BaseWhalebone, Mammoth Ivory, Baleen
- 21.5"h
- 6.5"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Edward Nunguk – Small Cormorant IWalrus Ivory, Walrus Skull Base
- 8"h
- 3"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – HunterWhalebone (Rib), Baleen, Sinew
- 38"h
- 10"w
- 9"d
SOLD -
Edward Tocktoo – Seal Shaman MaskWhalebone (Partial Jawbone), Baleen, Ivory
- 18.5"h
- 13"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Tom Akeya – Supernatural Tundra TurtleIvory, Baleen, Mammoth Ivory
- 1.75"h
- 1.5"w
- 3.13"d
SOLD -
Whalebone Double Dancer/ DrummerWhalebone Rib, Baleen
- 17"h
- 3.5"w
- 6"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Hunter with Seal UnderWhalebone (vertebrae), Baleen, Ivory, Sinew
- 14.5"h
- 19"w
- 14"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – Small HunterWhalebone, Baleen, Sinew
- 23"h
- 5"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Richard Olanna – White Bone Hunter with SpearWhalebone, Baleen, Wood, Metal
- 23"h
- 6.5"w
- 11.5"d
SOLD -
James Omnik Jr. – Baleen Basket with Ivory Whale Tail FinialBaleen, Walrus Ivory
- 4.75"h
- 4.25"w
- 4.25"d
SOLD -
Edwin Weyiouanna – Whale Rib Hunter with MoustacheWhalebone Rib
- 16.50"h
- 5"w
- 6.50"d
SOLD -
Baleen with Ivory Circle Inlay BraceletBaleen, Walrus IvorySOLD
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Jerome Saclamana – Singing Seal ShamanIvory, Baleen, Gouache, Seal Fur, Feathers
- 1.25"h
- 4.25"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Jamie Oozeva – Common LoonIvory, Ink
- 1"h
- 3.37"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Richard L. Olanna – Eskimo DancerWalrus Ivory, Baleen
- 11.75"h
- 2.5"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Tony Weyiouanna Jr. – Antler Mother & BabyAntler, Baleen, Walrus Ivory
- 8.75"h
- 2.5"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Bernard Toolie – Double Whales on Baleen BaseOld Walrus Ivory, Baleen
- 4"h
- 10.5"w
- 2.5"d
SOLD -
Roy Weyiouanna – Man Disk MaskWhalebone, Old Ivory
- 7.75"h
- 7"w
- 1.25"d
SOLD -
Sasha Anetegan – Two Faced FisherwomanMammoth Bone, Mammoth Ivory, String
- 13"h
- 7.75"w
- 6"d
SOLD
Many of the Stonington Gallery whalebone and Ivory carvers hail from Shishmaref, Alaska, a small Inupiaq Eskimo village a hundred miles north of Nome along the Bering Sea coast. The population (530 villagers) lives on a tiny, eroding barrier reef. The villagers remain because of the strategic access to sea and land hunting. In the winter months men go inland to hunt for moose and caribou. In the late spring when the ocean ice is breaking up, they hunt by boats for seal and walrus. During the summer families spend the long daylight hours at camps fishing for salmon and picking berries on the tundra and scavenging fossilized whalebone and ivory along the beaches, seeing what has newly emerged from the sand and rock after the long winter.
Shishmaref has a strong arts and crafts tradition for generations. Generally it is the men who carve ivory, antler, whalebone and baleen. They utilize the natural size and texture of the local materials to create works which reflect their activities and their connection to the animals on land and sea.
The village emphasis on creativity started up a burst of innovation during the mid-seventies when whalebone carving was introduced. Today Shishmaref leads the in the production of whalebone carving as an outstanding sculptural media and it is a medium that spread to all the Inupiat peoples in the surrounding Bering Sea villages. As it has become more popular, Shishmaref has gained an artistic reputation as the place for artists to be to stretch their creativity. The artists tend to focus on creating interesting, culturally relevant pieces more than they focus on building a particular reputation. Whalebone carving is something that is taught from father-to-son; it is a group effort and a labor of love that is enriched with the stories of the Inupiaq people from long ago to today.
Many of the Gallery Eskimo artists are Yupik and Siberian Yupik and hail from St. Lawrence Island.