WALRUS IVORY BELUGA WHALE ALASKA YUPIK ESKIMO CARVER

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Puugzaq" by Glen Ozavaseuk of St. Lawrence Island, North Bering Sea Authentic Alaska Native Eskimo handicraft. It was carved and significantly transformed from marine mammal walrus ivory into Authentic Alaska Native Eskimo handicraft and signed by Alaska Native Eskimo artist Glen Ozavaseuk. This beautiful Beluga Whale was carved from an ivory walrus tusk by Glen Ozavaseuk of Gambell, Alaska, a small Siberian Yup'ik Eskimo village of about 700 people on St. Lawrence Island, just south of the Bering Straits. Their language is spoken on both the U.S. and Russian side of the straits. It's about 140 miles off shore from Nome Alaska, and about 40 miles from Russia. On a clear day (which is rare) you can see the mountains of Siberia. Glen has carved for many years and is a master carver. He carves from ivory tusks of walrus, walrus bone and whalebone, and trims them with baleen from Bowhead whales. Much Walrus ivory and Whalebone is either dug up or found washed up on beaches after storms. Carving is a rich tradition for the Native Alaskan people on St. Lawrence Island; it helps sustain their rich and proud culture and way of life in a very remote and harsh area. "Puugzaq" which is Beluga Whale in the Siberian Yup'ik language. Glen carved this very nice Beluga Whale from an ivory tusk of a walrus. The center of the walrus tusk has a light read more

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