A Legacy of Arctic Art.

 

 i-503. Coiled Baskets

A: Anonymous, Nome (Inupiat). Miniature coiled grass basket with ivory seals attached. 1902. Height 2".

B: Anonymous, Scammon Bay (Yup'ik). Basket. Coiled grass basketry with color imbrication. 1960. Height 13".

C: Anonymous, Stebbins (Yup'ik). Hot-dish mat. Coiled grass basketry. About 1940. Diameter 14.25".

 i-501. Peter J. Seeganna, King Island.1968.

Walrus sculpture. Wood with baleen eyes, ivory tusks. Length 8.25".

 i-503. George Ahgupuk, Shishmaref. 1953.

Our people were pleased. Page 17 of a portfolio of black and white reproductions on paper. Deer Press, Seattle. 8.5" by 12".

 i-511. Bernard Tuglamena Katexac, King Island. 1970.

Old Ivory Etchings. Woodcut. 11.5" by 24.5".

 i-525. Ruth Ekak, Buckland. 1920s.

A page from her practice notebook of picture writing to remember the Scriptures. Pencil on paper. 4.5" by 6.24".

 i-552. Anonymous, Nome. Early 1930s.

Cribbage board. reverse sides shown. Walrus ivory tusk engraved with animals and a map. 21".

 i-578. Billiken.

A: Anonymous, probably Nome. Walrus ivory. 1920s. 3.5".

B: Thomas Ekak, Wainwright. Sperm whale tooth, artificially dyed. Made for Leonard F. Porter, Inc., Seattle. 3.5".


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