Alaskan Ivory Boobies Fetish By Byron Kaningook

20th Century

2.25" H x 2.5" L x 1.25" W

Carved from Fossil Walrus Ivory Signed Byron K. from Gambell, Alaska

From a Private Colorado Collection

Excellent Condition

Byron Kaningook is a carver/artist from Gambell (a Yupik village on St. Lawrence Island, Alaska), known for traditional Alaskan Native/Eskimo ivory and bone carvings. These are typically small-scale pieces made from walrus ivory, often depicting animals, birds, or marine life in a realistic or stylized folk-art style common to Siberian Yupik artisans from that region.