AARON OSEUK, STANDING OTTER BONE SCULPTURE

AARON OSEUK, STANDING OTTER BONE SCULPTURE
This lot features a standing Otter bone sculpture by listed artist, Aaron Oseuk. Signed underneath as shown in photos and dated 2005. This ivory sculpture measures, 5'' H X 1'' W X 2'' D. The late Aaron Oseuk Sr., a Yupik Eskimo, was born in Gambell, Alaska on August 26, 1940 and past away on February 20, 2008. He continues to be one of Gambell’s most well known artists and his work is very collectable. Gambell is located on the northwest cape of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea just southwest of Nome. Subsistence hunting is a way of life on St. Lawrence Island. From a very young age, Aaron was taught the principles behind and the importance of the hunt. He became very adept at hunting seals and walrus. A traditional subsistence lifestyle permits no waste. Every part of an animal is used in some way for food, clothing, and shelter as well as art based in tradition and function including ivory and bone carving.