Blanket Toss View more work by Joe Kunnuk
In this piece, Kunnuk reconstructs the native blanket toss. Hunters would use the blanket toss in order to get a higher vantage viewpoint for locating game in the flat areas of the tundra. Now the blanket toss continues as a form of recreation, ceremony and even a competitive sport. The figures are carved from walrus ivory and the blanket is authentically constructed from bleached seal skin. The base is a light piece of whale bone.
| Artist |
Joe Kunnuk |
| Origin |
King Island, AK |
| Dimensions |
3-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 4-3/4 in |
| Materials |
Walrus ivory, whale bone, bleached seal skin, baleen |
| Culture |
Inupiaq |
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