Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018

Lot 144

λAn Inupiak drag handle Bering Strait

Estimate £400 - £500 | Hammer £1300

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Description

λAn Inupiak drag handle

Bering Strait, Alsaka

walrus ivory, baleen and seal skin cord, of cylindrical form and one end with opposing polar bear heads with inlaid nostrils and eyes, early 19th century,

8cm long, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Finch & Co., London, December 2014.

Dr J S Gordon collection.