The expression on each is quite unique and comical, and very detailed. Bear is walrus ivory, base is whale fossil vertebrae disk; 3" long x 2-3/8" wide x 2" tall (bear is 2-3/4" long), artist Genelle Patkotak Okpeaha, not signed; Bear in walrus ivory is 1-3/8" tall x 3/4" wide, artist Genelle Patkotak Okpeaha, signed G.O. Phone: (907)235-7076 or, Our store hours are Monday through Friday, Barbara Lavallee-Current Prints and Originals, Byron Birdsall - Current Prints and Originals, Alaskan Native Ivory, Bone, and Native Crafts. Simple grizzly bear carving of fossil Stellar sea cow bone (very heavy & dense). 3-4 in. https://fishcreekalaska.com/collections/alaskan-walrus-ivory-carvings The expression on each is quite unique and comical, and very detailed. Thin polar bear (carved of walrus ivory), attached with a metal peg to a ring of fossil walrus ivory tusk. Most of our masks are carved from whale bone by acclaimed carver, Jim Bell. Measures 3" tall x 1" wide x 3/4" thick, "Old Wise Man" Billiken, carved of solid fossil walrus ivory; inlaid whale baleen eyes. Alaska Ivory Carvings and Art. American Native Art and Basketry. Native American items such as Pipe Bags, Clothing, Pipe-Hawks, etc. Four bears (walrus ivory) on chunk of walrus tusk (a LOT of ivory!). My mother was a ... ALASKAN NATIVE ARTIST. ivory, or made into, or part of, an ivory product." Measures 2-1/4" long x 1-3/8" wide x 1-3/4" tall. from the hands of a Native Inupiat Lucy Leavitt in Barrow, Alaska. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Eskimo Walrus Commission. Alaska Native Scrimshaw Alaskan Ulu Knives Antique Native American Baskets Inuit Baskets Inuit Ivory Tlingit Drums Tlingit Paddles Tlingit & Haida Carved Jewelry Gold Nugget Jewelry Bead & Shell Jewelry … Neither had we, until our trip to Barrow Alaska where we met Whitlam Adams and bought the only 2 he had. Puffin on iceberg. No signature. Even the … Signed "Slwooko". Religious Icons . Base itself is 1-5/8" long x 7/8" wide x 5/8" tall. Three states have banned sales of all ivory within their borders and recently Etsy banned all sales of products from its website, legal or not. Measures 2-1/4" tall x 1-3/4" long x 1-1/4" wide. Open-ended napkin ring style, nice little display. Owl, fossil Stellar sea cow bone, baleen inset eyes and beak. With base 2-7/8" tall. 9/4/10 Glenn, posing with our newest addition. Signed but not legible. No signature, Small Whale ear bone with mama and 2 baby bears inside & on top, on base of whale baleen. Measures 3" tall x 1-5/8" wide x 3/16" thick. … Signed Hogerth Kingeekuk Jr., Savoonga AK '06. Measures 1-3/4" tall x 4-3/8" wingspan x 2-1/8" deep. Measures 3-1/4" tall x 2-1/8" long x 1-1/8" wide. Inua "The Spirit of Alaska" Cannery Row Boardwalk 4287 Homer Spit Road - Box 4243 Homer, AK 99603 Phone: (907) 235-6644 Fax: (907) 235-2053 Email Us Measures 2-7/8" tall x 1-1/8" wide x 1-1/2" long. Mounted on base of misc. 99762 info@maruskiyas.com Tel.. (907) 980-9806. The Alaska Native Ivory publication is produced in collaboration with the Alaska State Council on the Arts, U.S. Measures 5" wide x 4" deep x 5-1/2" tall, Flying raven (walrus ivory) on slice of walrus tusk base. Etched with a killer whale. Measures 9-3/8" tall a 3-5/8" wide x 1/8" thick. The best artists take years to perfect a tight weave and perfectly symmetrical basket. Alvin Aningaou. Inside bottom disk is etched "Alaska", underside, artist signed Harry Hank (Barrow, AK), Measures 3" tall x 2-5/8" diameter. SOLD, see Mittens category, Alaska page 2 for details. Polar bear walking (walrus ivory) (good detail), on slice of walrus oosik. Small wooden box to hold standard size business cards, measures 4-1/8" wide x 1-3/8" tall x 1-5/8" deep. from the Alaska Native lifestyle. Etched with a killer whale. Signed Oseuk. Page 1 (You are on page 1, scroll down to view): CARVINGS FOR SALE: Alaskan ivory & bone carvings: Antler, Alligator, Baleen (Bowhead, Minke whale), Bear, Billiken, Bird, Bolo, Bracelet, Business card holder, Page 2 CARVINGS: Claw, Cribbage board, Doll, Duck, Earrings, Fans, Figurines, Fish, Gloves, Knives/Letter Openers, Mammoth, Masks, Mittens, Moose, Moose Hoof, Necklaces, Pendants, Oosiks, Page 3 CARVINGS: Otter, Ox, Pins, Planes (airplane), Purse, Ram (Dall sheep), Seal, Shaman, Sleds, Shark, Ship, Teeth, Tie, Toe, Totem, Vase, Page 4 CARVINGS: Walrus, Walrus whisker earrings & toothpicks, Walrus head tusk mounts, Walrus skulls, lower jaws; Whale, Yo-yo's, Page 5 DOUG SMITH, Alaskan artist, Collection for sale, Page 6 TRAVEL PHOTOS Barrow, Alaska October 5-10 2007 and October 10-21, 2006 trip, Page 7 TRAVEL PHOTOS Barrow, Alaska (July 2-3, 2006), Page 8 TRAVEL PHOTOS Alaska (June 21-July 8, 2006 first half of trip), Page 9 TRAVEL PHOTOS Alaska (June 21-July 8, 2006 second half of trip), Page 10 Carvings of Mark McFarland , Alaskan artist in Fossil walrus ivory and serpentine stone, Page 11 JOE BLATCHFORD, Native Eskimo Artist, Exclusive page of his work, Page 12 Virtual Tour of New Bedford, Massachusetts WHALING MUSEUM. Signed "Mayac" for Rita Mayac, King Island, Splendid - Fossil walrus ivory tusk tip carved in bas relief eagle with wings up, talons out. Puffin carved of walrus ivory, hand painted. Alaska Ivory Handmade unique artwork by Alaska’s Native peoples. 247 Front Street. Art Shop Gallery Have you ever seen one? In the Siberian Yupik village of Gambell on Alaska's St. Lawrence Island, where black walrus meat dries on racks outside homes and ancient, ivory is so plentiful pieces lie on gravel roads, Native … Measures 4" tall x 1-7/8" wide x 2-3/4" deep. Hilarious depiction of the owl able to turn its head fully around, this carving has 3 sets of eyes and 3 beaks. Artist Kokuluk. No signature. 3 Baby bears each measure 2-1/4" long x 1-1/16" tall x 5/8" thick. Measures 5-1/4" tall x 4" long x 2" thick, Signed "C.S." Basketry and … Most of our masks are carved from whale bone by acclaimed carver, Jim Bell. Signed "Mayac" for Rita Mayac, King Island, Tiny puffin in walrus ivory, hand painted. This is the only swan we have in our collection. There are several types of ivory favored by contemporary scrimshaw artists that are legally available as raw material. It can be cut, polished and etched by Native Eskimo people into beautiful art work, Exceptional detail, geometric design; By Perry Nasuk Matumeak; 10" wide x 4-3/4" tall, Exceptional detail, geometric design; By Perry Nasuk Matumeak; 5" wide x 7" tall, Exceptional detail, geometric design; By Perry Nasuk Matumeak; 8" wide x 5" tall, Exceptional detail, geometric design; By Perry Nasuk Matumeak; 10-3/4" wide x 3-1/2" tall, Exceptional detail, geometric design; By Perry Nasuk Matumeak; 11-1/4" wide x 3-3/4" tall, "Eskimo Whaling" etching by Alec Okakok, Barrow AK; 13-1/2" long x 5-1/2" tall; Eskimo spring whaling scene when they still use the skin boat. Measures 1" tall x 5/8" long x 1/4" wide. Medium size owl, carved of Stellar sea cow bone, eyes are whale baleen. Measures 2-7/8" tall x 2-3/4" long x 1-1/2" wide. by Dorothy Jean Ray Foreword When I moved to Nome, Alaska in 1945 I became interested in a strange little ivory object called a billiken, which was sold by the hundreds—if not thousands—in the stores, or directly from the ivory … Measures 7/8" tall x 3-3/8" long x 2" wide. Measures 2-1/8" tall x 2-1/2" long x 1-1/4" wide. Green felt lined and bottom; brass hinges & latch. Not signed. Sometimes shown with elf ears. Midnight sun shows when we hunt the whale, Eskimo hunter with spear meets a huge polar bear, etching by Alec Okakok, Barrow AK; measures 10-1/2" wide x 4-1/2" tall, Etching of 2 wolf cubs, 13-1/2" long x 3-1/2" widest, signed JH, Rare golden baleen, walrus etching, 5-1/2" long x 4-1/2" tall, signed JH, Waving Eskimo outside igloo, food cache to the right; 20" long x 2" high, signed John Teedseak, Natural baleen end with hairlike ends; measures 13-1/2" long x 5-3/4" widest; signed by W.A., Barrow AK, 2007" (for Whitlam Adams) SOLD. Regular price $ 1,400.00 "It's Mine" - Polar Bear Holding Seal. Signed Rick Seegana. Ptarmigan, carved of fossil walrus cheek bone. Beautiful detail. ALASKAN NATIVE ESKIMO CARVINGS. Male bear (walrus ivory) on the hunt! Measures 4" wingspan x 2-1/8" long x 1" tall. ALL ONE PIECE except for the eagle's head, tail and feet (walrus ivory), and the base (minke jaw bone). While not Alaskan Native himself, he married into the Alaska Native community and during his life drew his inspiration Superbly Scrimmed with 3 walrus heads on the antler portion, a baleen band divider, and an Eskimo contemplating the ocean and mountains, and a detailed harpoon head on the point. See more ideas about inuit, inuit art, walrus. Measures 1" tall x 3/4" long x 5/8" wide. Signed Melcher Oozevasuk underside of tail. Measures 4-1/2" long x 3-1/4" wide x 3-1/4" tall; finial is 1-3/8" tall x 2-1/4" long. By "LS" Leonard Savage, Simply carved two OWLS (walrus ivory teeth) on artifact bone base (body armor). Hand carved art pieces by Alaskan Native Artists. Beautiful baskets and Native jewelry and crafts:. Authentic Native Handicrafts … Full piece measures 14-5/8" long x 2-3/8" wide x 7/8" tall, Papa bear measures 5-7/8" tall x 1-7/8" wide x 1-7/8" thick, Mama bear measures 5-3/4" long x 1-3/4" tall x 1-5/8" thick, Baby cub measures 2-1/8" long x 2" tall x 1-1/4" thick, By Tony Pelowook (deceased), Savoonga AK. Measures 3-3/8" tall x 1-7/8" wide x 1-1/8" thick. Slight dark divot on head. By Junior Slwooko, Bird head with ornamental circle design (fossil whale bone) on whale flipper bone. Signed "Michael Palmer Apatiki" and "MPA" on reverse; Gambell, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. But the measures are causing unintended consequences for Alaska Natives who hunt walruses and carve their tusks for … No shipping outside the U.S. of these items due to the Marine Mammal Act regulations. Animals … Elk leather palms, and wolverine fur inner edging. Puffin carved in fossil whale cheek bone, inlaid whale baleen eyes. Commercial tag on bottom "Ivory Base". Measures 1-1/8" wide x 2-1/4" tall x 3/4" deep. Mom bear is 3-5/8" long x 1-3/4" tall x 1-1/4" thick. Measures 7" long x 2-1/4" tall x 1-1/2" thick. 3 Baby bears each measure 2-1/4" long x 1-1/8" tall x 3/4" thick. Owl, whale baleen inset eyes, made of walrus cheek bone. Ivory Carvings. Walrus ivory bear finial on top by Genelle Patkotak Okpeaha. Alaskan Native Ivory, Bone, and Native Crafts Portraits of Alaska life:. Fronds of baleen hang down inside the whale's mouth, the hairs on it catch plankton that it eats. ALL ONE PIECE except for the eagle's head & tail (walrus ivory). THREE OWLS IN ONE. Signed "MO" on his butt, for Melchor Oosevaseuk. Arnold Gologrogen, Savoonga, DETAILED Fighting Ferocious polar bear (walrus ivory). Raven (walrus ivory) on fossil bone carved into musk ox skull, on fossil whale oozeva base. Would fit any wrist. Signed "GD". Measures 5-1/4" long x 2-5/8" wide x 1-1/2" tall. Fossil walrus ivory front, scrimshaw with swordfish jumping, two masted ships, and a lighthouse scene. Three bears (walrus ivory) on beautiful natural color fossil walrus tusk base (a LOT of ivory!). Tufted puffin (medium size) polar bear hair tufts, hand painted. Juneau, Alaska 99801 Represented here is verified pre-1972 white walrus ivory, dug up brown "fossil" ivory and Alaska native scrimshawed or carved ivory … Not a happy seal! Measures 3-7/8" long x 1" wide x 1-1/8" tall. Bird itself is 4-3/4" tall x 7/8" wide x 1/4" thick. No signature. Measures 3-5/8" long x 1-1/2" tall x 1" thick. I was born in Fairbanks, Alaska in 1976, the year of the Bicentennial. Signed "Uglowook" for James Uglowook, who likes to carve what he calls "Coca cola bears". Measures 3-1/16" long x 1-1/4" wide x 1-3/4" tall. Signed "DS" (Slwooko). 3 Baby bears each measure 2-1/2" long x 1-1/8" tall x 5/8" thick. Not signed. Signed Pelowook. Measures 2-3/4" long x 1-1/4" wide x 1" tall. Tufted puffin (medium size) carved of fossil whale cheek bone, whale baleen eyes, two polar bear fur tufts, hand painted. By Tommy Coates, Barrow Alaska October '07, Fossil Walrus tusk, with a line of 6 graduated sizes of polar bears. Tuft of unknown fur. Mammoth ivory is from tusks found in Alaska that are around 3,000 to about 5,000 years old. Measures 17" tall x 15-1/2" wide x 8-1/2" deep. Measures 2" tall x 1-1/4" long x 1" wide. know the name and village of the carver. Signed "Pelowook" on bottom of base (Carl Pelowook), Savoonga, AK. Measures 3" tall x 2-1/8" long x 2" wide. Ivory and bone carvings of animals and Eskimo activities. By Junior Slwooko (deceased), Tiny puffin in walrus ivory, hand painted. Walrus ivory whale tail finial on top, walrus ivory disk on bottom. On base of slice of walrus oosik. Trumpeter swan in walrus ivory on base. Images of Kachemak Bay at the top of our website are by Byron Birdsall, Taz Tally, Ed Tussey, and Jon Van Zyle. Signed Oozevaseuk. Small thick baleen with 2nd piece of baleen carved as a bowhead whale. Gift Cards Now Available Online or by Phone, Click Here to Shop Now - Alaskan Ivory, Bone, and Native Crafts, Click Here to Shop Now - Alaskan Native Ivory, Bone, and Native Crafts, Check out the Art Shop Gallery on TripAdvisor. Rare Firearms, Double Rifles, Shotguns, … Signed Allen Akeya, Savoonga AK. Signed Wilson Okoomealingok (Savoonga, AK). This is from our friend Simeon Patkotak Sr. in Barrow Alaska, his daughter Genelle does the polar bears. LOVE this piece. Bear finial on top (walrus ivory) by Genelle Patkotak Okpeaha. 2 Baby bears each measure 2-1/4" long x 1-1/8" tall x 7/8" thick. Each rectangular piece has a polar bear carving, each is different with right or left paws up. Black dot details are drilled and inked. Featured copy for Alaska Native culture. Measures 2-3/8" tall x 1" wide x 3-1/4" long. Woolly Mammoth Ivory is Alaska's State Fossil and Jade is Alaska's State Gemstone. Measures 3" tall x 2-3/4" long x 1-3/8" wide. Bald eagle scrimshaw on fossil walrus tooth, secured to wood base. The Russian American Company in Sitka Alaska represents a large number of the finest producers of traditional Arctic Alaska native ivory carvers. Bird is 1" long x 1/2" wide x 3/4" tall. Simple grizzly bear carving of fossil Stellar sea cow bone (very heavy & dense). Ivory and bone carvings of animals and Eskimo activities. Signed "TK" on bottom of foot. Measures 2-1/2" long x 1/2" thick x 1-1/2" tall including base, Fossil walrus ivory tooth Eagle is 2" tall x 3/4" wide, not signed. 202 W Pioneer Ave, Suite A “The Alaska Native … No signature. Most of these items are carved by Alaskan Natives, and aside from a few estate pieces, we Ptarmigan, carved from Fossil Stellar sea cow bone, inlaid whale baleen eyes and beak. Measures 5-7/8" wide x 4" tall x 1/8" thick. Three bears (walrus ivory) on chunk of walrus tusk (a LOT of ivory!). … Measures 3-1/4" tall x 1-1/2" deep x 3" wide. Signed by Jerry Hawley. Three tiny horned puffins on a chunk of rough fossil fish jaw bone. Signed Hegerth Kingeekuk Jr., Savoonga AK '06. All of the ivory, bone, and baskets in the Gallery are made here in Alaska. Bears are each 1-3/4" long. This is Genuine Native Alaskan … for Kevin Oosevaseuk, Scrimshaw owl on chunk of mammoth ivory, on antler slice base. Detailed very Large Bear in walrus ivory standing, on fossil whale rib base. INCOMING! Top walrus measures 4-1/4" wide x 1-5/8" tall x 1/8" thick; Bottom walrus measures 3-1/2" long x 1-1/4" tall x 1/8" thick. Felt lined and bottom; brass hinges & latch. Rare Coins . Here is the whole associated sheaf (not in the right order, I am sure), but you get the idea of how these grow in the whale's mouth. Nov 6, 2018 - Explore Catherine Tiulana's board "Alaska Native Ivory Carvings" on Pinterest. Auklet bird; walrus ivory, entirely painted. Small cute owl carved of Stellar sea cow bone, whale baleen beak. FOR SALE. By Leonard Savage, Bear is walrus ivory; iceberg & base are woolly mammoth ivory; 2-3/8" long x 2-1/8" wide x 1-7/8" tall (bear is 1-3/8" tall), not signed. Last photo, Glenn is wearing a beaver cap from friend Doug who used to live in Alaska. Mom bear is 3-1/2" long x 1-1/2" tall x 1-1/8" thick. Spectacular carving of rare FOSSIL MINKE WHALE JAW BONE, of an Eagle and a standing Bear confrontation. Measures 6-1/16" tall x 1-3/8" wide x 1" deep. Overall measures 1-7/8" long x 1-1/2" wide x 2" tall, Tall bird (cormorant?, carved of walrus ivory, on fossil walrus ivory base. Not signed. Large Horned puffin in walrus ivory, hand painted. Eskimo hunter on ice, hunting polar bear on ice (lengthwise) $90, Eskimo in boat, hunting walrus on ice (lengthwise) $90, Eskimo in boat, hunting bowhead whale (lengthwise) SOLD, 3 Eskimo hunters paddling boat, bowhead whale beneath (lengthwise) (5-1/4" tall) $90. Mom bear is 4" long x 1-3/4" tall x 1-3/8" thick. Design is tapered wider at the bottom. This category is close to our heart, you will see this page changing constantly, now that we have opened up this avenue to share. Okay, we start out with Non-Native work, these are by an Alaskan artist, Doug Albricht, Created by Doug Albricht, signed; carved from fallow deer antler. Our Location. Full piece measures 8-1/2" long x 2-1/8" wide x 1" tall. Fossilized mammoth ivory may be used by Alaska Natives and non-Natives alike. Owl, fossil walrus cheek bone, walrus ivory & whale baleen inset eyes, baleen beak. Four bears (walrus ivory) on chunk of walrus tusk (a LOT of ivory!). Alligator carved of fossil walrus ivory, simply carved, Etch signed "Herman Toolie, Savoonga" on underside. Tail measures 1-3/4" tall x 1-1/8" wide x 1-3/4" long, Display only, Heidi's other treasure.