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.