Fossil Walrus Ivory These pieces are sold now, but they are wonderful examples of fossil walrus ivory that the divers from Savoonga, Alaska find off of Punuk Island. I hope they can find more this year. I would purchase pieces with this much color all day long if possible. ...

Moose Horn Salmon Carving 1 Here are photos of an impressive carving by a friend of Terry Williams. The carving medium is moose antler ivory and seems to depict salmon going upstream. I am not sure of the artist’s name or who took the photo so won’t try to say here but will ask Terry to ...

Northwest Coast Artifacts Northwest Coast Artifacts Northwest Coast Artifacts These photos were taken at Inside Passage Arts Gallery in Skagway, owned by Terry Williams, in 2005. I thought these artifacts were pretty interesting and the photos might become a good reference. Unfortunately I did not place a size reference item in the photo but if you look at ...

Inside Passage Arts Photo Here is a photo that I took in Skagway at Inside Passage Arts, a gallery owned and operated by Terry Williams. There were so many interesting things to look at, it was really amazing. Most of the items were produced by native artists in Alaska but some things were from Bali, US ...

The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) allows for the hunting of Marine Mammals by Native Alaskans whose cultures have traditionally hunted them for subsistence. Alaskan Natives can legally produce artworks for sale from materials of Marine Mammals but cannot trade in the raw materials that have not been “significantly altered”, except among each other. Legal sources ...