African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15 Dec 2021
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λ An Aleutian seated figure amulet
λ An Aleutian seated figure amulet
Bering Sea, Alaska
walrus ivory, of open cube form with carved facial features and pierced through the back for attachment,
3.5cm high.
This type of figure is found on the wooden hunting visors of the Aleutians and would have been attached to the visor with sinew thread through the hole in the body.
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