Bone Figure
Curved figure made from unidentified skull. Inlay baleen eyes and walrus ivory inlay in bone. Baleen spear w/ ivory hook & baleen posts in backpack. Walrus ivory hands & elk hide strap for pack.
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Inupiat artist Qalayauq is known for his use of unique materials and original renditions of traditional Native life and the wildlife of the Northwest Arctic. He creates one of a kind sculptures from extinct mammoth bone, mammoth teeth, whale bone, birch wood, yellow & red cedar, whale baleen and walrus ivory, among other traditional and non-traditional materials. Each piece is authenticly unique in style, fabrication and material.
other work available online ~Alaska Native Arts Foundation~
alaskanativearts.org
Mammoth Tooth Musk Ox
Ahna & Tata Birch Carvings
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- ~All art inquiries can be directed to Vica Owens: vowens@nwabor.org (907) 442-2990~ Please specify Ross's website ~
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Thanks for writing this.
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