Alaskan Sculpture and Basket Weaving
With Stonington Gallery’s annual foray into ALASKA, we are delighted to introduce a body of exquisite finely coiled grass baskets by Central Yup’ik weaver, Jane Wiseman. Jane gathers a variety of grasses along the banks of the rivers near her village in Chefornak, Alaska. She hand treats and dyes the grasses and dedicates hours to weaving beautiful lidded and open baskets, bowls, and trays.
The exhibit will also feature a breathtaking collection of new whalebone and ivory carvings from the Bearing Sea Inupiaq and Siberian Yupik carvers. Masterfully carved walrus ivory tusk and whalebone totems by Siberian Yupik artist Edwin Noongwook of Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, whalebone dancers and hunters by Shishmaref Inupiaq artist Bill Jones; large whale scapula carvings by Inupiaq artists Edwin Weyiouanna and Richard Olanna; as well as a variety of other whalebone and ivory carvings from other Eskimo artists reflecting their lives and their culture.
Exhibition Dates:
August 7, 2008 - September 27, 2008Involved Artists:
Jane Wiseman, Edwin Nunguk, Thomas Sockpick, Tony Weyiouanna Jr., Wilbur Kuzuguk, Alvin Amason, Moses Soonagrook, Richard Olanna, Roy Sockpick, James Uglawook, Jerome Saclamanna, John Tetpon, Loren Geary, Matthew Tiulana, Edwin Weyiouanna, Frank Kuzuguk, Fred Nayokpuk, James Omnik Jr., Aaron Oseuk, Albert Olanna, Bill Jones, Charles Pullock
Featured Works
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Alaska CarversFrank Kuzuguk – Man with Moustache Disk MaskWhalebone, Fossilized Ivory
- 9.5"h
- 8"w
- .5"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversFred Nayokpuk – Dancer with Spirit MaskFossil Whalebone, Fossil Mammoth Ivory, Baleen
- 13"h
- 22"w
- 11"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversEdwin Weyiouanna – Little Vertebrae Dancer with Spirit Mask and Face on TopWhalebone, Walrus Ivory, Baleen
- 10"h
- 10"w
- 5"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversTony Weyiouanna Jr. – Whalebone Mother & ChildWhalebone, Baleen, Walrus Ivory
- 15"h
- 4.5"w
- 3.5"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversTony Weyiouanna Jr. – Whalebone Mother & ChildWhalebone, Baleen, Walrus Ivory, Mammoth Ivory Faces
- 15"h
- 4"w
- 2.75"d
SOLD -
Jane WisemanLarge Lidded Butterfly Design Yup’ik BasketWoven Alaska Grasses, Commercial Dyes
- 20.5"h
- 14"w
- 14"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversEdwin Weyiouanna – Whale Rib Double Dancer with Circle InlaysWhalebone, Baleen, Ivory
- 16.25"h
- 4.75"w
- 2.75"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversLoren 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 -
Alaska CarversLoren Geary – Dancing FigureWhalebone
- 15.5"h
- 5"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversRichard Olanna – Dark Whale Rib HunterWhalebone, Baleen, Ivory
- 25"h
- 5"w
- 14.5"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversRichard Olanna – Hunter with SpearWhalebone, Baleen
- 23.5"h
- 2.5"w
- 21"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversRoy Sockpick – Bone Face with GogglesWhalebone, Baleen
- 11.5"h
- 9"w
- 3.5"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversWilbur Kuzuguk – Whale Rib Drummer with WalrusWhalebone, Ivory
- 14.5"h
- 8"w
- 5"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversThomas Sockpick – Face within Face Seal Spirit Mask with Baleen SpokesWhalebone, Walrus Ivory, Mammoth Ivory Nose, BaleenSOLD
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Alaska CarversMatthew Tiulana – Half Moon Double Baleen Ring Spirit MaskWalrus Ivory, Baleen, Red Ochre
- 7.5"h
- 7"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversThomas Sockpick – Disk Mask with Ivory Figures on Baleen SpokesWhalebone, Walrus Ivory, Baleen
- 3.5"h
- 4"w
- 4"d
SOLD -
Edwin NungukCormorantIvory, Baleen, Fossilized WhaleboneSOLD
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Alaska CarversMelcher Oozevaseuk -Textured Whalebone OwlWhalebone, Walrus Ivory
- 6"h
- 3.5"w
- 6"d
SOLD -
Jane WisemanLarge Lidded Yup’ik BasketGrass, Commercial Dyes
- 13"h
- 12"w
- 12"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversBill Jones – Vertebrae Dancer with Old Brown Whalebone FaceWhalebone, Baleen
- 15.5"h
- 33"w
- 9.5"d
SOLD -
Edwin NungukChain Link Ivory TotemIvory, Baleen, Sold with Wall Mount
- 35"h
- 2"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversTony Weyiouanna Jr. – Whalebone Dancer with Mammoth Ivory FaceWhalebone, Walrus Ivory, Mammoth Ivory, Baleen
- 7.25"h
- 1.50"w
- 1.25"d
SOLD -
Edwin NungukMedium CormorantIvory, Baleen, Walrus Skull Bone
- 11.5"h
- 2.75"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversEdwin Weyiouanna – Whale Rib Double Fisherman – Man & WomanWhalebone, Baleen
- 13"h
- 5"w
- 7.25"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversSeal Inua Spirit Double Baleen Ring MaskWalrus Ivory, Baleen
- 7.25"h
- 6.25"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversJames Uglawook – Sitting Polar BearWalrus Ivory
- 2.13"h
- 1"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversJames Uglawook – Sitting Polar BearWalrus Ivory
- 2.5"h
- 1.25"w
- 1.75"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversMoses Soonagrook – Whale Shaman with Ivory Face and Spear on BaseOld Whalebone, Walrus Ivory
- 1.75"h
- 5"w
- 2.25"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversMoses Soonagrook – Seal Shaman with Ivory Face and SpearOld Whalebone, Walrus Ivory
- 1.75"h
- 4"w
- 1.75"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversMatthew Tiulana – Seal Spirit MaskWalrus Ivory, Feathers, India Ink
- 4"h
- 5"w
- 3"d
SOLD -
Edwin NungukIvory Kayak with Baleen Spear and PaddleIvory, Baleen
- 8"h
- 3"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversJohn Tetpon – DrummerWhalebone, Baleen, Ivory
- 3.5"h
- 3.5"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Edwin NungukLarge BelugaPolished Walrus Ivory, Walrus Skull Base, Baleen Eyes
- 3.25"h
- 4.25"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversAaron Oseuk – Standing OtterWalrus Ivory, Baleen
- 4.25"h
- 2.25"w
- 1.25"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversCharles Pullock – Whale Shaman with SpearWalrus Ivory
- 4"h
- 2.5"w
- 4.5"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversJerome Saclamanna – Mammoth Ivory Bear MaskFossilized Mammoth Ivory, Whalebone, Feathers, Baleen
- 6"h
- 4"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Edwin NungukSolemn Man CombFossilized Walrus Ivory, Sold on Stand
- 7.7"h
- 1.5"w
- 1"d
SOLD -
Edwin NungukDrummer with SealsWalrus Tusk Ivory, Baleen, Fossilized Whale Bone
- 9.5"h
- 4"w
- 2"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversJohn Kokuluk – Spirit of the Driftwood MaskWalrus Ivory, Feathers, Red Ochre
- 4"h
- 4"w
- 1"d
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Alaska CarversJames Omnik Jr. – Baleen Basket with Ivory Whale Tail FinialBaleen, Walrus Ivory
- 4.75"h
- 4.25"w
- 4.25"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversRichard L. Olanna – Eskimo DancerWalrus Ivory, Baleen
- 11.75"h
- 2.5"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversTony Weyiouanna Jr. – Antler Mother & BabyAntler, Baleen, Walrus Ivory
- 8.75"h
- 2.5"w
- 1.5"d
SOLD -
Alaska CarversBernard Toolie – Double Whales on Baleen BaseOld Walrus Ivory, Baleen
- 4"h
- 10.5"w
- 2.5"d
SOLD -
Alvin AmasonI’ll Be Watching YouAcrylic on Canvas
- 83.5"h
- 48.63"w
SOLD