Inuit Miniature Carved Walrus Ivory Puffins by Native Alaskan Charles Kokuluk

Item Details

A group of Inuit hand carved puffins in walrus ivory, perched on a rock created from whale bone. Six smaller hand painted puffins hang out on the rock and one larger puffin stands alone. The singular puffin is signed to the bottom C. Kokuluk while the smaller birds are signed by Justin Tulana, both Alaskan Inupiaq natives.
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Condition

very good

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Item #

16CIN118-057