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Bone Carving
Gallery
Marine mammal bone (both walrus and whale) is
gathered from Native owned lands in northern Alaska, where
subsistence hunting and fishing are the traditional way of life.
This bone can be anywhere from hundreds to thousands of years old.
Colors vary depending upon minerals the bone has been exposed to as
it ages. Other materials used in these pieces include new and old
walrus ivory, whale baleen, polar bear fur, and seal skin.
Because each piece of bone is unique, each carving is unique.
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Grizzly bear with fish carved from fossilized walrus jawbone (extremely dense and hard bone) with baleen eyes, nose & claws, ivory fish. By Yupik artist James Aningayou; 5.5" tall. $480.
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Whale bone face (made for hanging on wall) by Yupik artist Carson Oozeeva. Whale bone, polar bear fur, baleen eyes; 11" long by 9" wide (including fur). $300.
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Drumming dancer. Whale rib bone, baleen inlays, 6" tall. By Inupiaq artist Ricky Kuzuguk. Fossilized whale bone is gathered from Native owned lands in Northern Alaska. $250.
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These geese are hand crafted from whale bone, whale baleen, walrus ivory. By Yupik artist Chris Aningayou. Approx. 2" long by 3" tall. $80. each. More available.
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Eskimo dancer made from a fossilized whale vertebrae with baleen inlays. By Inupiaq artist Lauren Geary. 18" wide by 10" tall. There is another face on the reverse side. $1,200.
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Raven Dancer. Jimmy Tatayana Carlisle, Nome.Whalebone, walrus ivory, paint. This charming King Island style dancer is wearing a traditional Raven mask (walrus ivory with black ink) and mittens painted in red ochre. White triangles on the mittens represent puffin beaks which were attached as noise makers.9" tall x 4" wide. $560.
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Walrus Dancer. Jimmy Tatayana Carlisle, Nome. Whalebone, walrus ivory, paint. This charming King Island style dancer is wearing a traditional walrus mask (walrus ivory with black ink). 9" tall x 4" wide. $560.
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