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ITEM NUMBER: K727
Inupiaq Ivory Handled Carving Set by Wilbur Walluk
$1,200
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Ivory Handled Carving Set by Wilbur Walluk (Inupiaq, 1928-1968). Fork 11" Knife 13"
Wilbur Walluk was an Inupiaq artist born in Shishmaref, Alaska, but raised in Nome. He attended the Mt. Edgecumbe School in Sitka, Alaska, and studied art under George Fedoroff (Russian American, 1906-2001) while attending there.
Walluk was a gifted designer, illustrator, and scrimshander who moved to Seattle and created scrimshawed cutlery for the specialty company Porter’s, who employed Walluk until his death in 1968. In addition to these ivory handles, Walluk also created fully scrimshawed walrus tusks, pen and ink illustrations on skin and paper, and painted and silkscreened textiles.
Wilbur Walluk was an Inupiaq artist born in Shishmaref, Alaska, but raised in Nome. He attended the Mt. Edgecumbe School in Sitka, Alaska, and studied art under George Fedoroff (Russian American, 1906-2001) while attending there.
Walluk was a gifted designer, illustrator, and scrimshander who moved to Seattle and created scrimshawed cutlery for the specialty company Porter’s, who employed Walluk until his death in 1968. In addition to these ivory handles, Walluk also created fully scrimshawed walrus tusks, pen and ink illustrations on skin and paper, and painted and silkscreened textiles.
PERIOD: Mid 20th CenturyORIGIN: arctic - Inupiaq, Native American
SIZE: Fork 11" Knife 13"
