Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020
Lot 59
λThree Inuit implements Alaska
Estimate £450 - £600 | Hammer £450
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Description
λThree Inuit implements
Alaska, 19th century
walrus ivory, including two ice picks, one pierced and with a tenon end, 38.6cm and the other with a faceted end with incised lines, 42.7cm long, and a bow drill, one side incised a figure next to a large net, one end with an inventory number 1282, 44.3cm long. (3)
Provenance
A private collection, Canada.
The ice picks were attached to the butt end of harpoons and used for breaking the ice around a seal hunting hole.