Kongkok Bay

Kongkok Bay lies on the western coast of St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea, northwest of Bunnell Cape. The island has been home to Yupik communities for thousands of years, and archaeological sites near its northern shore preserve a long record of their history. The islanders' carving tradition makes use of walrus ivory and whale bone, materials from the marine mammals of the surrounding waters, for both useful and ceremonial objects.