Hauled out and not going anywhere.
Hand-carved walrus ivory by Allen Akeya, a Siberian Yupik artist from Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island. A walrus in a resting position with incised skin texture, inlaid ivory tusks, and baleen eyes and toenail detail. The Akeya family is a documented Savoonga carving lineage featured in the Smithsonian publication on St. Lawrence Island ivory carvers. Signed by the artist. Vintage estate piece.
Details:
- Hand-carved walrus ivory
- Walrus with inlaid ivory tusks, baleen eyes, and toenail detail
- 3.5" L x 2" W x 1.5" H
- Artist: Allen Akeya, Siberian Yupik, Savoonga, Alaska
- Signed by the artist
- Vintage estate piece
- One of a kind
