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Alaskan Art
Perhaps it is the long dark days of the Arctic winter which nourishes
the fertile imagination of the Alaskan Native artist. Using an unlikely
array of animal materials, Alaskan artists have created several unique
art forms including; woven baleen baskets, whale bone and walrus ivory
sculpture.
Once grouped together as "Eskimos" these Northern peoples from the
Arctic are now acknowledged as culturally separate groups. Beginning in
the far north and west of Alaska are the Inupiaq people, to the south of
them along the coastline are the Central Yup'ik and further west on
Saint Lawrence Island and in Russia are the Siberian Yup'ik. Along the
Aleutian Island chain the Aleut make their home. The Alutiiq Eskimo
people who inhabit the Alaska Peninsula and Kodiak Island are cose relatives.
Ethnically and culturally separate are the Athabascan of interior
Alaska, known for the beadwork and birchbark baskets. Although located
coastally in Southeast Alaska along the Alaskan "Panhandle," the Haida
and Tlingit are considered "Northwest Coast" Native people rather than
"Northern Alaskan" Natives. Their totem poles, masks, argillite and wood
carvings are internationally recognized. Wood, scarce to the northern
arctic, doesn't figure into "Eskimo" artwork.
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"Walrus Transformation "
Artist: Richard Olanna
32" w x 26"h x 12"d
$ 12,000
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"Walrus Transformation "
Artist: Richard Olanna
alternate view
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"Jawbone Raven"
Artist: Chris Aningayou
8"w x 13"h x 7"d
$650
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"Jawbone Raven"
Artist: Chris Aningayou
Alternate view
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"Cribbage Board"
Artist: Carl Pelowook
17 ½' Walrus Tusk
$850
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"Dog Sled Team"
Artist: Mary Seppilu
14" w x 3"h
$1,000
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"Kayaker"
Artist: Harrison Miklahook Sr.
8"w x 8"h
$750
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"Fan Dancer"
Artist: Tony Weyiouanna Jr.
5"w x 12 ½"h
$850
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"Scrimshaw Bear"
Artist: Alvin Aningayou
4"w x 1 ½"h
$480
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"Spotted Seal"
Artist: Alvin Aningayou
3 ½"w
$1,400
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"Drummer and Spirit Helper"
Artist: Fred Nayokpuk
9"w x 11:"h x 2"d
$850
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"Drummer and Spirit Helper"
Artist: Fred Nayokpuk
Alternate view
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"Diving Spotted Seal"
Artist: Cliff Apatiki
6 ½"w x 1 ½"h
$1,200
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"Swan"
Artist: Cliff Apatiki
3.5"w x 5"h
$950
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"Loons with Chicks"
Artist: Wagner Wongitillon
$360 each
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"Bald Eagle"
Artist: James Aningayou
$385
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"Cormorant"
Artist: Edwin Nunguk
$580
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"Sitting Bear"
Artist: Wilson Ooseva
13 x 4.5 x 2
$250
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"Kayaks"
Artist: Ricky Kuzuguk
13 x 4.5 x 2
$140-$180
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"Sea Otter"
Artist: WETAQ
3 ½" wide
$280
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"Self Portrait Story Tree"
Artist: Jerome Saclamanna
3"w x 8"h
$260
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"Walking Bears"
Artist: Ray Toolie
5"w x 2 ½"
$700 & 1,200
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"Bear with Char"
Artist: Harrison Miklahook Sr.
1 ½"w x 3 ½"h
$320
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"St. Lawrence Scrimshaw"
Artist: Miller Kingeekuk
11" Tusk
$1,600
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"Arctic Abstracts"
Artist: Melvin Olanna
$50 each
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"Scrimshaw of Gambell"
Artist: Miller Campbell
13" Tusk
$750
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"Mother and Child"
Artist: Harry Ningealook
4"w x 11"h
$480
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"Wolf Dancer"
Artist: Harry Ningealook
14 ½"w x 7"h x 5"d
$850
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"Wolf Dancer"
Artist: Harry Ningealook
Alternate view
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"Snow Goggles"
Artist: Tom Akeya
$950
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"Baleen and Ivory Bracelets"
(inquire)
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"Fossil Ivory Bracelets"
(inquire)
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"Arctic Elegance"
(inquire)
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"Walrus"
Artist: Brandon Oseuk
2 ½"w x 3"h
$395
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"Spreadwing Loon"
Artist: Ted Mayac Sr.
7"w x 2 ½" h
$1,600
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"Spreadwing Loon"
Artist: Ted Mayac Sr.
Alternate view
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"Muskox"
Artist: Adrian Ungott
4"w x 2 ½"h
$350
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"Spotted Seal"
Artist: Warren Kakoona
6"w 4 ½"h
$1,500
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"Walrus Pulling Out"
Artist: Gene Anghaboogok
11"w x 9"h
$450 Sold
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"Caribou Jaw Sled"
Artist: Ricky Kuzuguk
11"w x 4"h
$260
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"Airplane"
Artist: Irene Hanni
4"w x 3"h
$350
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"Seal and Pup"
Artist: Ike Kulewiyi
13 x 4.5 x 2
$1,600
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"Berry Picking Doll"
Artist: Emma Olnna
7"w x 15"h
$495
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"Blanket Toss"
Artist: Alice Nayokpuk
Size: 7"w x 11"h
$800
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"Eagles on Branch"
Artist: James Aningayou
8.5" x 8" x 2.5"
$1,600
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"Mother& Child"
Artist: Fred Nayokpuk
Size: 6"w x 9"h
$650
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"Plalyful Bears"
Artist: Wilson Omingealook
4"w x 2.25"h x 1.75"d
$850
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