Tribal Art & Antiquities - 20th September 2016
Lot 94
λ An Aleutian seated figure Bering Sea
Estimate £500 - £800 | Hammer £2400
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Description
λ An Aleutian seated figure
Bering Sea, Alaska
walrus ivory, with folded arms resting on the knees with distinct facial features and with a pierced hole for attachment,
4cm 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.
Examples can be found in the British Museum (Am.2326, 2327) and the Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography, St. Petersburg (MAE2668-23, 4104-2, 4104-3, 4104-4, 4104-5.)