Tribal Art & Antiquities - 21st February 2018
Lot 148
λThree Inuit implements Alaska including an Ipiutak walrus ivory harpoon head
Estimate £300 - £400 | Hammer £180
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Description
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.