Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21 Feb 2018
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λA Yupik harpoon thumb rest Alaska walrus ivory
λA Yupik harpoon thumb rest
Alaska
walrus ivory, baleen and copper, modelled as a walrus head with inlaid eyes, previously with inset tusks and with a pierced base, 18th century,
3.2cm high.
Provenance
Excavated Brevig Mission, Alaska.
Private collection.
Finch & Co., London, December 2014.
Dr J S Gordon collection.
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