African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 8th June 2021

Lot 79

‡A collection of Inuit implements

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £750

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Description

‡A collection of Inuit implements

Alaska

walrus ivory and antler, including, a bag handle inscribed 1771 JH A.S, two needle cases, a club, a harpoon attachment, a fish amulet, a drag handle, a handle fragment, a link charm, a knife, a sewing implement, a handle, a fish charm, a polar bear head and a stylised animal head. (15)

Provenance

Seward Kennedy, London.

Woolley and Wallis, Tribal Art, 1 March 2017, lot 220.

Oliver Hoare, London.