Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020
Lot 69
λAn Inuit needle case Alaska marine ivory
Estimate £750 - £1,000 | Hammer £750
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Description
λAn Inuit needle case
Alaska
marine ivory, leather and sinew, the case with incised linear decoration, the back with inventory number 42.430, with bodkins and a thimble having eight incised dots,
17cm long.
Provenance
Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio, inventory number 42.430.
Cowan's Auction Inc, Cincinnati, American Indian and Western Art, March 31, 2007, lot 13.
A private collection, Canada.