Hunter with Harpoon and Seal Skin BagView more work by Fred Nayokpuk
Nayokpuk's work is consistently of the highest quality. In this piece, he's carved from a light colored, solid whale jawbone and inlaid with ivory and baleen. The hunter wears a seal skin bag on his back to hold hunting implements and tools. Nayokpuk uses the natural shape of the bone to carve the arm raised up with a harpoon ready to strike.
| Artist |
Fred Nayokpuk |
| Origin |
Brevig Mission |
| Dimensions |
22.5 x 7 x 2.25 in (harpoon mounted) / 22.5 x 7 x 8.75 in (harpoon stored) |
| Materials |
Whalebone, walrus ivory, baleen, sealskin, sinew |
| Culture |
Inupiaq |
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