Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022
Lot 16
λ An Inuit pail or bag handle
Estimate £800 - £1,200
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Description
λAn Inuit pail or bag handle
Old Bering Sea III, circa 300 - 500 AD
walrus ivory, with incised linear decoration and raised pairs of ovals with pierced centres, the ends pierced for attachment and the underside with finger grips,
24cm long.
Provenance
Excavated on Punuk Islands, 1979.
John and Valerie Arieta, London.
Dr Alan Black Collection, from the above 1993.