Hunter with Bow & Arrow
Walrus Ivory, Fossil Walrus Ivory, Baleen, Leather
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EXHIBITION:
BONE & STONE: An Alaskan Group ExhibitionThe detail in this piece by Nunguk is unmatched. The hunter is carved in his characteristic simple, yet expressive style. The bow is a piece of baleen with a delicate string. The dagger sheath is stitched leather with a removable fossil ivory dagger inside. Above his head the hunter holds an intricately carved arrow made of both fresh and fossil walrus ivory.