λ Five Inuit knives

λ Five Inuit knives

Arctic

marine ivory, steel, brass, antler and sinew, including a snow knife with a walrus ivory handle and a sinew bound marine ivory curved blade, 32.5cm long; two with steel blades, 19.6cm and 24cm long, the larger with a leather scabbard with a belt hook; one with and antler handle, 26.9cm long and a one piece example with circle and dot decoration to the handle with red pigment fill, 24cm long, mounted in a case with a hinged glazed lid.

Provenance

The Graham Turner Collection.