African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 571
‡An Inuit bow drill
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £3800
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Description
‡An Inuit bow drill
Arctic, 19th century
walrus ivory, each end with two holes for line attachment, the three planes engraved hunting scenes of figures in Umiaks hunting whales and walrus, another party after caribou and a figure hunting birds,
30.5cm long, cased. (4)
Provenance
The Graham Turner Collection.