Sweet Young Walrus

Yupik artist Andrew Rookok of Savoonga, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska, carved this wonderful whimsical walrus with his back flippers raised as if to wave. Inlaid baleen define the eyes and nostrals of the sweet little guy. Carved from new walrus ivory obtained through subsistence hunting, the piece Andrew’s signature is engraved on the bottom.

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Alaska Native ivory art is highly collectable but it is important to be an educated buyer. For more information refer to Alaska Native Ivory brochure from the U.S. Department of the Interior – Indian Arts and Crafts Board online: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/iacb_alaska_ivory_brochure_2018_web.pdf