A charming Aleut (Attu) twined grass basket with straight sides, fitted lid, and woven finial. It features a false embroidered repeating floral design in red, black, green, and teal with black bands around the base and lid. Measures approximately 1" in diameter x 1.25" tall.

A mid-20th-century scrimshaw whale tooth Billiken, a mythical good-luck figure popular in mid-century Alaska and characterized by squat rounded bodies, large smiles, and exaggerated ears. "Rub his tummy, tickle his toes, he'll bring you good luck, as the story goes." This example measures approximately 2.5" x 1.75" x 3.75" tall.

An exceptional baleen basket specimen with finely crafted coiled base with a slight widening below the shoulder, topped with a domed lid and accented with a walrus tusk finial in the shape of a polar bear's head; finial also includes inset eyes and nose of whale baleen. The walrus tusk charger base is signed by Inupiaq artist Carl E. Hank (b.1982) of Point Barrow, Alaska; Carl is a member of the Hank family of master basket-makers who have produced museum-quality baskets including many housed within the Smithsonian's Museum of the Native American. This beautiful example of the art form measures approximately 3" in diameter x 4" tall.

An original oil painting depicting Mount. McKinley at sunset with a stream in the foreground, signed lower left by Alaska artist Jeanne Laurence (1887-1980), the wife of the prominent Alaska artist Sydney Mortimer Laurence (1865-1940). Housed in a wide frame befitting the artwork, it measures approximately 7.5" x 8.75" overall with a sight view of 5" x 6.5".

An Inupiaq baleen basket with a carved walrus tusk dual seal finial, made by Eunice Hank (1919-1996). The double-seal lid finial is a signature style of the highly regarded Hank family of basket makers, and this particular basket features an accent strip of lighter-colored baleen at the mid-point, a wide walrus tusk charger base signed by the artist, and a flat lid. Eunice is one of two celebrated female baleen basket makers, and her works are housed in the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Basket measures approximately 5" in diameter x 3" tall.

A carved walrus tusk figurine depicting the silhouette of an eagle with polychrome scrimshaw tail feathers and facial features. The figurine also features a prominent half-man, half-fox face with secondary dentine visible. The piece is signed en verso by Yup'ik carver James "Jim" Harvey Shavings (1946-1983); figure measures approximately 2.75" x 1" x 6.25" high.

An original painting by celebrated Alaska artist Harvey B. Goodale (1900-1980). Artwork depicts six traditional Alaska Native whale hunters within their umiak as they traverse rough waters; a second sailing boat in the distance, along with a whale's fluke not far ahead. Artwork is signed in the lower right corner and dated c.1976, both in a shade of deep complementary blue. Painting is in the original, beautiful, aged, ornate frame showing surface wear, specifically en verso. Frame measures approximately 24" x 20.5" overall with a sight view of 18" x 14".

An original oil painting on stretched canvas by celebrated Alaska artist Harvey B. Goodale (1900-1980). Artwork depicts a group of male and female Alaska Native dancers accompanied by a man playing a hand drum, with a whaling boat resting on its side in the background; signed at the lower right, and dated c.1978. The painting has various spots of paint loss and wear, as photographed. Framed, it measures approximately 28.5" x 34" overall with an image size of 22" x 28".

A shallow Aleut (Attu) twined grass basket with a narrow pedestal base, a wide top, a flat lid, and a woven finial. It features a false embroidered repeating floral design with polychrome bands circling the base and lid. Measures approximately 7" in diameter x 4" tall.

An Inupiaq baleen basket, hand-coiled in a beautiful square shape with curved and fitted lid, topped with a walrus tusk finial carved in the shape of a trumpeter swan. The base features an unusual square charger, also of walrus tusk, which is signed c.2025 by basket maker Max Tooyuk (21st Century). Basket measures approximately 4.5" x 4.5" x 4.5" tall.

A whale bone rookery featuring an improbability of polychrome walrus tusk puffins, including one incubating an egg in a nest; signed on the back by Inupiaq artist Mark Seeganna from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. Also includes a single polychrome puffin figurine in a sitting position, also carved from walrus tusk and signed on the underside by King Island carver Fred Mayac (b.1966). The rookery measures approximately 6" x 3.5" x 1.75" high.

A walrus tusk figurine depicting a roaring polar bear, standing upright on its hind legs; accented with scrimshaw claws and facial details; signed on the underside by Inupiaq artist John Kokuluk, Jr. (1954-2007) of King Island, Alaska. The piece measures approximately 2.75" x 3" x 6" high.

A carved walrus tusk figurine depicting a roaring polar bear facing to its left, standing on its hind legs, and mounted upon a base of the same material; signed on the underside by Inupiaq artist John Kokuluk, Jr. (1954-2007) of King Island, Alaska. The piece measures approximately 2.75" x 2" x 4.5" tall.

A walrus tusk totemic figure depicting three seals with inlaid baleen eyes and scrimshaw features; top of the totem features a carved and incised human face with parka ruff. ink facial details and claws swimming upwards towards an Alaska Native man's face surrounded by a parka's fur-lined hood. Mounted upon a fossilized base, the sculpture measures approximately 3.5" x 2" x 10.5" tall.

A spirit wheel crafted from walrus tusk featuring a central walrus tusk double-walrus figure, each facing back-to-back and embellished with polychrome features and a painted caribou design. The piece is mounted within an oval baleen ring, which is further accented with ten baleen effigies in the form of a seal head, flippers, fins, and more, as photographed. The central piece is signed en verso by Yup'ik artist Dale T. Smith, Jr. from Mekoryuk, Alaska, and prepared for hanging. Measures approximately 8.25" x 1.5" x 11" tall.

A polar bear claw figurine with a walrus tusk cap, carved to depict a walrus bear head with inlaid baleen eyes, long carved tusks, and incised vibrissae. A slice of polished baleen marks the transition point between tusk and claw as shown. Measures approximately 4.25" x 1" x 3.25" tall.

A section of fossilized walrus tusk carved with a huddle of walruses basking against a dimpled ground texture; underside retains original bark as shown. The piece measures approximately 15" x 2.5" x 1.5" high.

A walrus tusk totem, carved in relief with a trio of drummers, accented with baleen drum handles and drumsticks. The tusk is mounted upon a circular fossilized whalebone base, and the combined sculpture measures approximately 7" x 4" x 21.75" tall.

A fine NW coast, likely Tsimshian, double-handled basket crafted from multicolored cedar bark in a fine geometric woven pattern. The work has an attached label reading Katie Kernak (b.1918), a late Yup'ik artist from Napakiak, Alaska- but the basket is certainly not Yup'ik, and the label is likely listing the former owner; or was misassigned over the years. Measures approximately 8.75" x 4" x 7.75" with a 5" handle drop.

A cribbage board, crafted from a walrus tusk and accented with scrimshaw illustrations of Arctic marine mammals. One end of the board is carved in the shape of a polar bear head, accented with scrimshaw, and hollowed out to allow for peg storage behind a removable tongue; a quartet of pegs are included as photographed. Additionally, the board rests upon two seals, also crafted from tusk, and both accented with baleen eyes. Signed on the side by the late Yup'ik carver, Raymond Oomok Penatac (1947-2022). Board measures approximately 17.75" x 3" x 3" tall.