DOUG SMITH COLLECTION

Douglas Smith is an extremely gifted artist that makes his home in remote Northeastern Alaska.  Sales of his carvings allows him to support his lifestyle in Alaska.

Doug said he "looks like Santa Claus most of the time".  Photo 6/19/12 in his front yard with his two killer chihuahuas.  We commissioned this collection after we met  Doug at the Anchorage Saturday market.  

Being Alaskan but non-Native, Doug can legally carve fossil bones legally acquired, but not modern marine mammal parts (only Native Eskimo can).  All references to whale, walrus, etc. are FOSSIL mediums that are used.

His pieces are not just beautiful, they are structurally sound, pieces bolted into place where needed and perfectly balanced.

 

#AK-DS-1

Shaman mask 

Fossil Whale atlas vertebrae (very hard, heavy); eyes of Mastodon ivory, teeth from walrus rub & jawbone.

18" wide x 12-1/2" tall x 6-1/2" deep

Weight 4 pounds 12 oz

#AK-DS-2

Shaman Owl Mask

Fossil Whale Atlas Vertebrae, 2 teeth carved of fossil walrus jawbone, eyes are black soapstone

20" long x 11" wide x 4" deep

Weight 3 pounds 10 oz

 

#AK-DS-3

Dark shoulder blade, fossil bowhead whale scapula, with bowhead whale in bas relief

15" long x 16" tall x 3" deep

Weight 4 pounds 8 oz

 

#AK-DS-4

Light colored shoulder blade, fossil bowhead whale scapula; with bowhead whale in bas relief

18-1/2" long x 13" wide x 2" tall

Weight 5 pounds 4 oz.

 

#AK-DS-5

Round mask of Ooziva (whale vert disk), Eskimo face with 2 labrets, Caribou antler

7-1/2" diameter x 1-1/2" thick

Weight 1 pound 14 oz.

 

#AK-DS-6

Round dark mask (whale ooziva), Shaman, walrus left side, 1 tusk (fossil walrus rib), man's face other side, 1 labret;

7" diameter x 1" thick

Weight 11 oz.

 

#AK-DS-7

Round ooziva base, whale carved in mammoth ivory

9" diameter x 1" thick

Weight 12 oz.

#AK-DS-8

Shaman man's face with one walrus tusk; made of ooziva and tusk of fossil walrus rib

6-1/2" wide x 8-5/8" tall x 1-1/2" thick

Weight 9 oz.

 

#AK-DS-9

Round mask of man, bright eyes, 2 labrets; made of ooziva, labrets of walrus ivory

7-1/2" tall x 6-3/4" wide x 1" thick

Weight 12 oz.

 

#AK-DS-10

Oval dark ooziva, whale carving in walrus jawbone

6-3/4' wide x 5-1/4" tall x 1-1/2" thick

Weight 12 oz.

 

#AK-DS-11

Round mask of man, 2 labrets; made of ooziva; labret of walrus ivory; eyes of caribou antler

6-1/2" wide x 7" tall x 1-1/2" thick

Weight 8 oz.

 

#AK-DS-12

Round mask of man/walrus, Shaman, with right side walrus tusk; made of ooziva, tusk is walrus jawbone; eyes are mammoth ivory & caribou antler

11" tall x 7" wide x 1-1/2" thick

Weight 13 oz.

 

#AK-DS-13

Round walrus face, 2 tusks; made of fossil whale bone, tusks of walrus jawbone, eyes of black soapstone

10" long x 6" wide x 1-1/2" thick

Weight 11 oz.

#AK-DS-14

Round small oval face on ooziva, face carved of walrus ivory; labrets of mammoth ivory

5-1/2" diameter x 1-1/2" thick

Weight 11 oz.

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Oval face on ooziva, face made of mammoth ivory, labrets of walrus ivory

7" wide x 5-1/2" tall x 1" thick

Weight 8 oz.

 

#AK-DS-16

Ice Hunter Spirit Mask

Carved from thick slab of killer whale jawbone.  Face is wearing snow sun glasses.  Walrus ivory labret, 3 carved seals, two from Bowhead whale jaw bone, 1 from killer whale jawbone.  Harpoon toggle is a full sized reproduction carved from Killer Whale jawbone.  Has a carved slate point like the originals.  Braided imitation sinew line.

18" tall x 11" wide x 2-1/2" thick

Weight 2 pounds 9 oz.

$1050

 

#AK-DS-17

Bear Spirit Mask

Mask carved from whale rib, underside of paw on right cheek and salmon head on left; walrus ivory tooth & eye.  Fish on two spokes is carved from the half of a lower walrus jawbone with a walrus tooth eye.  The 3 paws are carved from whale jawbone.

14" tall x 13" wide x 2-1/2" thick

Weight 3 pounds 4 oz.

 

#AK-DS-18

Bear mask Teeth & Claws

Bear head is carved from a whale rib and has mammoth ivory eyes, and teeth carved from walrus rib.  Large teeth on spokes are carved from walrus cheek bone.  Claws on spokes are carved from chocolate whale jawbone and walrus cheek bone caps.

15" tall x 17" wide x 2-3/8" thick

Weight 2 pounds 6 oz.

 

#AK-DS-19

Cinnamon black Bear with fish, wall hanger

Bear is carved from whale skull; fish from whale rib.  Fossil walrus ivory fish & jet eyes of bear & fish.

14-1/2" wide x 13" tall x 4-1/4" thick

Weight 11 pounds 8 oz.

 

#AK-DS-100

Musk Ox Hunter, 2 piece (man on base, and musk ox)

Man's body from fossil whale knuckle bone, with walrus oosik face and fossil walrus ivory tipped spear; base is cross section of 30 foot whale jawbone.  Musk ox carved from solid whale knuckle bone fossil, horns carved from  fossil walrus jawbone.

16-1/2" wide x 12" tall x 6-1/2" deep

Weight 7 pounds 3 oz.

$1425

 

#AK-DS-101

Polar Bear hunting Seal

Bear & seal are carved from pieces of the base end of a whale jawbone.  Eyes are jet.  Bear is standing on an ooziva.

9" wide x 7-1/2" tall x 6" deep

Weight 2 pounds 10 oz.

$875

 

#AK-DS-102

Walrus Family Bowl with lid; inside is a family home!  Surprise!

Fossil walrus tooth finial, walrus carved from 5" fat end of fossil walrus oosik with jet eyes and walrus rib tusks.

Mother, father & child carved faces from walrus oosik, seal oil lamp of walrus ivory; soapstone cooking pot, with walrus ivory spoon; mammoth ivory knife, walrus cheek bone club; rolled up polar bear hide from whale knuckle bone; imitation sinew rope; seal oil intestine container from Caribou antler

14" wide x 11" deep x 5-1/2" tall

Weight 5 pounds

$925

 

#AK-DS-103

Sod hut, on 2 disk

Disk bases are ooziva, hut and polar bear hide are walrus cheek bone, structural beams of  hut & kayak support & polar bear drying rack are made of walrus jawbone; walrus head mount, loose tusks & spearpoint are walrus ivory; woolly mammoth tusk pieces (3) are woolly mammoth; black stump is soapstone; 2 hatchets are mammoth ivory & walrus ivory; kayak, paddle, & tall brown covered jug; hanging jug on kayak support & lashed load on sled and sled itself are whale rib; small covered jug is walrus tooth; seal bladder on sled is black soapstone; sinew is imitation.

15" long x 10" wide x 5" tall

Weight 3 pounds 14 oz.

$1650

 

#AK-DS-104

Walrus Hunter

Base is a cross section of a 30" whale jawbone; hunter is a whale knuckle bone; hunter face is walrus oosik; spear tip is fossil walrus ivory; walrus is whale bone with fossil walrus ivory tusks; fossil walrus ivory snow knife & club, soapstone seal float

16" long x 8" wide x 17" tall

Weight 5 pounds

$1400

 

#AK-DS-105

Eskimo ice fisherman

Base is a cross section of 30' whale jawbone; man from a whale knucklebone, fossil walrus oosik face.  F ish are mastodon ivory; club & snow knife of fossil walrus ivory

16" long x 7-1/2" wide x 14-1/2" tall

Weight 4 pounds 6 oz.

 

#AK-DS-200

Small Eskimo acrobats

Carved from fossil whale flipper bone (body), whale knuckle bone (base); whale rib bone mukluks (boots), walrus oosik faces

17" tall x 6" wide x 4-1/2" deep

Weight 5 pounds 14 oz.

$700

 

#AK-DS-201

Shaman Raven dancer

Hard whale knucklebone body; full head carved from walrus lower jawbone; mittens also from walrus lower jawbone; raven head with walrus ivory eyes carved from whale jawbone.  Wings from whale knucklebone with mammoth ivory inserts.  Base is a small atlas whale vertebrae.

16" tall x 13" wide x 8" deep

Weight 7 pounds

$875

#AK-DS-202

Bird Dancer

Body is Bowhead whale flipper bone; face is walrus oosik; bird beak is walrus tooth; base is walrus flipper bone; eyes are taxidermy bird eyes

15" tall x 8-1/2" wide x 4-1/2" deep

Weight 3 pounds 4 oz.

$545

#AK-DS-203

Feather dancer

Whale flipper bone body, oosiva base; walrus jawbone feathers and walrus oosik face.

21" tall x 7-1/2" wide x 5-1/2" deep

2 pounds 13 oz.

$700

 

#AK-DS-204

Mask dancer

Woman dancing while holding 2 masks in her hands

Whale flipper bone body; walrus oosik faces, caribou antler legs, whale knuckle bone mukluks (boots); whale skull bone base

21" tall x 10" wide x 5" deep

Weight 3 pounds

$725

#AK-DS-205

LARGE acrobat dancers called 

"Touch the Moon"

5  Eskimo acrobats with the top kid touching the moon.  HUGE!  Dual allthread support rods plus metal inserts thru the base.  Balanced perfectly, stands upright by itself even without the base.

Moon is ooziva; bodies are a single Bowhead whale rib; faces: walrus oosik; base is a section of whale jawbone and the disk above it is a whale ooziva.

49-3/8" tall x 16-3/4" wide base x 7-1/4" deep 

Oblong base is 1-7/8" tall; 

Disk above oblong base is 7-3/8" long x 6" wide x 3/4" thick

Whale jaw bone carved into acrobats measures 4-5/8" wide x 2" thick

Weight 13 pounds 11 ounces

$2475

 

#AK-DS-300

Mother & Daughter

Mother & daughter carved of whale knuckle bone; walrus oosik faces; whale skull bone base

11" tall x 11" wide x 6" deep

Weight 4 pounds 2 oz.

$825

#AK-DS-301

Tall Woman holding child in air

Ooziva (whale vert disk) base, and legs & face carved from Caribou antler; body is whale flipper bone .

19" tall x 6" wide x 5" deep

Weight 3 pounds

$785

#AK-DS-302

Short Eskimo mother with newborn baby, holding in air

Carved of ancient whale flipper bone, knuckle bone, and fossil walrus jaw face

15-1/2" tall x 7" wide x 5-3/4" deep

Weight 3 pounds 4 oz.

$785

#AK-DS-303

Short Eskimo mother holding newborn child

Carved of ancient whale flipper bone, knuckle bone, and fossil walrus jaw face

17" tall x 8" wide x 5-1/4" deep

Weight 4 pounds 3 oz.

$785

#AK-DS-304

Berry Picker Eskimo woman

Whale flipper bone body and base; face & basket made of walrus oosik; berries of blue beads

13-1/2" tall x 6" wide x 4-1/2" deep

Weight 2 pounds 8 oz.

$725

 

#AK-DS-305

Bird egg gatherer woman

Whale flipper bone body, oosiva base; face is walrus oosik and walrus tooth eggs

13-1/2" tall x 6-1/2" wide x 6" deep

Weight 3 pounds 1 oz.

 

#AK-DS-400

Happy Bear Hunter

Dancing with the bear hide & head on his shoulders

Made from heavy, hard whale knuckle bone; base is whale jawbone, face is walrus oosik

12-1/2" tall x 10" wide x 5-1/2" deep

Weight 7 pounds 7 oz.

$800

 

#AK-DS-401

Happy Eskimo Fisherman

Body is large bowhead whale knuckle bone; fossil walrus oosik face, fish is carved of walrus lower jaw bone; base from atlas vertebrae of fossil Beluga whale

16-1/2" tall x 10-1/2" wide x 7-1/2" deep

Weight 7 pounds 9 oz.

$1275

#AK-DS-402

Bear Hunter

This is an awesome natural coloration of bone.  It's a top half of a large whale flipper bone from Barrow with black, browns, tan & red rust colors.  The hunter has a bear headdress with fur hanging down his body.  He is on one knee with a mitten hand on the ground, and a spear in the other.  The base is a section of whale jawbone.  Jet eyes on the bear, and walrus ivory teeth and the spear has a mammoth ivory tip.  Hunter's face is carved walrus oosik.

20" tall x 10" wide x 4" deep

Weight 8 pounds 12 oz.

$1800

#AK-DS-403

Tall Spear fisherman

Body: Bowhead whale flipper bone; walrus oosik face; walrus ivory spear point; walrus jawbone fish; whale jawbone base.

24" tall x 8-1/2" wide x 5-1/2" deep

Weight 4 pounds 12 oz.

 

#AK-DS-500

Tall Bear Shaman Dancer - EXCEPTIONAL PIECE

Base is a full very hard whale vertebrae; flipper bone body (gorgeous coloration using ANCIENT bones est. 100,000 years old, excavated from Barrow), walrus jaw bone bear head

25" tall x 14" wide x 7-1/2" deep

Weight 19 pounds 3 oz.

$4200

#AK-DS-501

Walrus kayak

Kayak is made of whale flipper bone; walrus teeth on front of kayak are walrus jawbone; walrus rider's face is walrus ivory, eyes are jet; body is whale rib bone; flippers are walrus jawbone; paddle is walrus jawbone; black knife is soapstone, container behind rider is caribou antler; sinew is synthetic.

21" long x 6-1/2" tall x 3-1/2" deep

Weight 4 pounds 9 oz.

$1275

 

#AK-DS-502

Shaman dance drummer

Full sized whale vertebrae; left eye walrus ivory, right eye Mammoth ivory.  All teeth carved from Dall sheep horn.  Side labrets from walrus ivory.  Drum from whale flipper bone, and drum stick from whale jawbone.

25" wide x 10-1/2" tall x 10" deep

Weight 7 pounds 3 oz.

$1625

 

#AK-DS-600

Bird in nest

Rocky outcrop is made of walrus jawbone (underside view is where tusk would have gone); bird is made of walrus tooth

10" long x 4-1/2" tall x 6" deep

Weight 1 pound 12 oz.

#AK-DS-601

Cinnamon/ black bear, laying down

Carved from a section of the end of a whale jawbone.  Eyes are jet.

7-1/2" wide x 3-1/2" tall x 6" deep

1 pounds 3 oz.

$250

#AK-DS-602

Polar Bear on base

Bear is carved from a large, hard whale knuckle bone; eyes are jet.  Base is a section of whale flipper bone.

10" tall x 8" wide x 5" deep

Weight 7 pounds

$875

#AK-DS-603

Tall Eagle, SPECTACULAR!

Carved from large whale flipper bone body; eagle head is whale jawbone with walrus ivory eyes.  Salmon has walrus ivory eye.  Feet are carved from walrus cheekbone, and so are the claws that are dyed with India ink.  Base is a section of whale jawbone.

26" tall x 12-1/2" wide x 7" deep

Weight 7 pounds

#AK-DS-700

Cole Hurst blade, Eagle, large knife in antler holder; Blade is black obsidian; 

Bio on Cole Hurst and the amazing blades he has flintknapped:

http://monache.blogspot.com/2009/03/mega-balde-knapping-with-cole-hurst.html

handle is carved from the base of a huge moose antler; 

base of fossil whale bone, 

holder is caribou antler; black in the groove where the knife point sits is flexible black silicone.

Knife is 18" long x 5-1/2" widest x 1-5/8" thick

Blade is 10-1/4" long x 2-1/2" wide x 3/8" thick

Stand is 16" long x 14" tall x 6" deep

Weight: knife: 1 pound 9 ounces

Weight: Stand: 2 pounds 4 oz.

Total: 3 pounds 13 oz.

$975

#AK-DS-701

Cole Hurst blade, medium knife, antler base

Blade is black obsidian; handle is walrus oosik; bases of fossil whale bone, holder is caribou antler

Knife is 13-1/2" long x 2" wide x 3/8" thick

Blade is 8" long x 2" wide x 3/8" thick

Stand is 8-1/2" tall x 14" long x 3-1/2" wide

Weight: Knife: 13 oz.

Weight: Stand: 1 pound 7 oz.

Total: 2 pounds 4 oz.

$440

#AK-DS-702

Ulu knife on stand

Blade is black obsidian; handle is fossil whale knuckle (flipper bone)

7" tall x 5" wide x 3-1/2" deep

Blade: 5-3/4" wide x 3-3/4" long x 3/8" thick

Weight: Knife: 10 oz.

Stand: 3 oz.

Total: 13 oz.

$440

#AK-DS-703

Knife in sheath

Handle is walrus oosik; end is walrus ivory; sheath is sturdy woven nylon with rubber insertion reinforcement and snap closure.

Knife is 11-1/4" long

Blade is 5-5/8" long x 1-1/4" wide x 3/16" thick

Weight: Knife: 10 oz.

Weight: Sheath: 3 oz.

Total: 13 oz.