Furniture & Works of Art - 5th April 2011

Lot 559

A Bering Sea Inuit Eskimo model of a sealskin covered one-hatched kayak

Estimate £100 - £150 | Hammer £250

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Description

A Bering Sea Inuit Eskimo model of a sealskin covered one-hatched kayak, the hunter seated holding a paddle with wood, bone and ivory harpoons, spears socket pieces and a line rack attached to the deck, complete with a wooden model of a sealskin float on a gut and ivory line, 18in (46cm) l; together with a Woodlands Native American Eastern Cree or Naskapi model of a cedarwood and birch bark 'crooked' canoe, circa 1900-10, 11.5in (29.5cm) l. (2)