Walrus Shaman View more work by Jerome Saclamana
Reflecting the native belief in the connectivity of all things, the shaman's body takes on the form of a walrus reclining on some rocks or perhaps ice. The feather in his mouth is an artistic representation of a shamanistic principle that the mouth is a gateway for the supernatural. The shaman/walrus body is carved from a richly colored piece of fossil walrus ivory and is held onto a whalebone base with a baleen peg.
| Artist |
Jerome Saclamana |
| Origin |
King Island, AK |
| Dimensions |
2-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 1 in |
| Materials |
Fossil walrus ivory, whalebone, ptargmigan feather |
| Culture |
King Island Inupiaq |
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