{"product_id":"vintage-bird-carving-by-john-kokuluk-sr-inupiaq-2","title":"Vintage Bird Carving by Teddy Kaseki (1905-1970), Siberian Yup'ik","description":"\u003cp\u003eVintage Bird Carving, c. 1960\u003cbr\u003eby \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeddy Kaseki (1905-1970), Siberian Yup'ik\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003efossil blue ivory, scrimshaw design\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1 1\/4” h x 2\" long x 5\/8” deep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIñupiaq ivory carver John Kokuluk Sr. is originally from King Island, Alaska. Married to Barbara they had four sons, John Jr., Robert, John, and Hubert. John Sr. lived a traditional life on the island including hunting, fishing, singing and dancing. He had a deep connection to the Island, especially to the animals and birds which informed his carving.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJohn moved his family in 1952 from King Island to Nome because he wanted his family to have access to a physician. Due to erosion of the land, King Island is now uninhabited year-round, but former residents and their descendants often make the journey to visit this special place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJohn Sr. was incredibly skilled at carving walrus and fossil ivory. He concentrated his efforts on carving birds. He did several varieties of geese etched with black ink. In addition, he carved several varieties of ducks, puffins and loons. He passed on the skills of ivory carving and scrimshaw design to his four sons who all went on to be notable ivory, soapstone, and whalebone carvers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintana Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52904864350319,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1813\/7073\/files\/IV26016_Bird2.jpg?v=1775501357","url":"https:\/\/quintanagalleries.com\/products\/vintage-bird-carving-by-john-kokuluk-sr-inupiaq-2","provider":"Quintana Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}