Carved Polar Bear on Walrus Ivory Base

This is a chunky round bear with an open red mouth ambling on a fossilized ivory base. He is neither fierce or angry, just moving along. There is a small age crack running through his mouth on his right side.

L. of base 3 ¾"; L. of bear 3 ¾"; H. of bear 1 ⅜"; 

c. 1980