Tribal Art & Antiquities - 22nd September 2020

Lot 95

λAn Inuit zoomorphic needle case Old Bering Sea III

Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £90

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Description

λAn Inuit zoomorphic needle case

Old Bering Sea III, circa 200 - 500 AD

walrus ivory, carved as two stylised animal heads with raised eyes and linear decoration,

8.5cm long.

Provenance

Excavated at the Gambell site, St Lawrence Islands, Alaska.

John and Valerie Arieta, London, 1993.

Dr Alan Black Collection.