λThree Inuit implements Alaska including an Ipiutak walrus ivory harpoon head

λThree Inuit implements

Alaska

including an Ipiutak walrus ivory harpoon head, 13.7cm long; a Thule scraper / knife, with a finely modelled walrus ivory handle, the top pierced for attachment and with a slate blade, 7.8cm long; a walrus ivory polar bear drag handle, with incised decoration and the remains of a sinew attachment, 8.1cm long. (4)

Provenance

Harpoon head - Finch & Co., London, November 2007

Scraper/ Knife - Finch & Co., London.

Dr J S Gordon collection.