Walrus
Archie Slwooko is a Yupik native who carves Walrus ivory, like many of his fellow tribe members. The fossilized ivory of Walrus tusk, old whale bones and whale baleen are used to create these mammals of the NW coast.
This great carving is very detailed and depicts three walruses lazing around. This wonderful carving measues 8-1/2" long. Look at the carving details on the close-up photo - this is a wonderful piece of art.
You can see the natural age cracks on this Walrus tusk. Hand-carved ivory Walrus by Byron Kaningok. This image is 2 inches tall and 3 inches long.
