Joe KAKAROOK, as he is popularly known, worked around the area of St. Michaels, carving ivories mostly from the period between 1890 and 1905. At the time, he was thought to be as good a carver as the famous Happy Jack, but because of his introverted personality, he was soon forgotten, and certain of his unsigned works have mistakenly been attributed to Happy Jack. He also completed thirty-two of realistic drawings of Alaskan scenes that are now in the Smithsonian Institution. (See Ray, 1977, p. 44) This is a fine example of his work.