Sleeping Walrus
Red Cedar Relief Carving
water based stain
ugruk claws
Red Cedar Relief Carving
water based stain
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.