African & Oceanic Art | Antiquities - 15th December 2021
Lot 573
λ An Inuit fish hook
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
λ An Inuit fish hook
Bering Sea
walrus ivory, copper nail and lead insets, the top pierced for attachment,
17cm high, in a walnut box. (2)
Provenance
The Graham Turner Collection.
Used by the Inuit as a tom-cod lure and modelled as a fish with a copper nail as the hook.