Walrus Hunting

Information on Walrus & Arctic Seals

From the cliff top at Siriniki, Yupik hunter, Gennadiy Ankaughiy, keeps an eye out for Walrus in the sea below. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East

Valery Kavaugye (foreground), a Yupik hunter from Sireniki, sewing a bag from fresh walrus skin (Tuktyk). He will fill it with fresh walrus meat & bury it under stones & leave it to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

Hunters preparing to drag a dead walrus ashore after a successful autumn hunt close to the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

Detail of a walrus hunting scene engraved onto a walrus tusk. Chukotka, Eastern Siberia. 2010

Group of inuit hunters haul a dead walrus onto the sea ice near during a hunt near Pitoraavik. Northwest Greenland. 1977

Inuit hunter carved out of Walrus bone. Greenland. 1989

Inuit hunters work together as a team to haul a dead walrus onto the sea ice. Northwest Greenland. 1977

Hunters launch their boat from the the beach as they set out on a walrus hunt from the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

A hunter prepares to drag a dead walrus ashore after a successful autumn hunt, close to the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

Hunters butchering a walrus on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

Hunters butchering a walrus on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

Valery Kavaugye, a Yupik hunter from Sireniki, sewing a bag from fresh walrus skin (Tuktyk). He will fill it with fresh walrus meat & bury it under stones & leave it to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

A Yupik hunter from Sireniki, sewing a bag from fresh walrus skin (Tuktyk). He will fill it with fresh walrus meat & bury it under stones & leave it to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

A Yupik hunter from Sireniki, sewing a bag from fresh walrus skin (Tuktyk). which is filled with walrus meat & will be buried under stones & left to ferment for several months. This fermented walrus meat is a local Yupik Eskimo delicacy known as 'Iqway'. Sireniki, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

Hunters from the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki, setting out by boat on an autumn Walrus hunt. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

Hunters from the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki, packing up their gear before going ashore after an autumn walrus hunt. Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

Hunters preparing to drag a dead walrus ashore after a successful autumn hunt close to the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

A Hunter removes the penis from a dead walrus before butchering the animal on the beach at the Yupik Eskimo village of Sireniki. Beringia National Park, Providensky Region, Chukotka, Russian Far East.

Lyon's picture of Inuit hunting walrus, for Parry's Journal. Voyage of Discovery. 1821-23

Inuit hunter, Ituko, cuts up walrus meat to feed to his huskies. Moriussaq, Northwest Greenland. (1987)

Qaavigannguaq, an Inuit hunter, chops up frozen walrus meat to feed to his dogs on a hunting trip. N. W. Greenland. 1980

Inuit hunters, on sea ice, carry guns and harpoons in search of Walrus. Moriussaq, Northwest Greenland. (1980)

Walrus haul out on the beach where there is an old hunters hut. Kap Lee. Svalbard. Print size to A4.(8 x 11.5 inches)

Inuit hunter Peter Peary enlarges a hole in the ice to haul a dead walrus through near Pitoraavik. Northwest Greenland. 1977

Inuit hunters butcher two walrus on an ice floe. Most of the meat will be used to make the Inuit delicacy Igunaq. Igloolik, Nunavut, Canada.

Inuit men hunting walrus from a boat in Smith Sound. Northwest Greenland. 1989

Harpoon heads carved from walrus ivory (circa 1000 B.C. - 1000.A.D.) Bering Strait, Chukotka, Russia. 2002

Hunting scene engraved on a walrus tusk by Chukchi artist Oleg Prasov. Chukotka, Siberia, Russia. 2002

Inuit hunters at the floe edge with walrus meat from a hunting trip. Siorapaluk Northwest Greenland. 1977

Inuit hunters set out on foot to hunt walrus at their breathing holes on new ice near Pitoraavik. Siorapaluk, Northwest Greenland. (1977)

Hunting walruses in the Bering Sea on Capt Cook's third expedition. Print

Inuit hunters, Peter Peary & Putdlak Uvdloriaq, eating clams fresh from the stomach of a walrus they have just hunted near Pitoraavik. Siorapaluk, Northwest Greenland. (1977)

Niaqutsiaq, an Inuit hunter, butchers a Walrus on an ice floe.Foxe Basin, Nunavut, Canada. 1992

Inuit men hunting walruses from a boat in Smith Sound. N.W. Greenland. 1989

Inuit hunting walrus from a boat in Smith Sound. Northwest Greenland. 1989