Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020

Lot 68

λAn Inuit model kayak Nunivak Island

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £800

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Description

λAn Inuit model kayak

Nunivak Island, Alaska

wood frame with sealskin and a half figure hunter with a carved head and hands and wearing a seal gut parka, with a marine ivory tipped harpoon, with a collection tag M. G. DERUMAUX, ALASKA SOUTH, 19th century,

53.3cm long. (3)

Provenance

Maurice Derumaux Collection, Paris.

A private collection, Canada.