Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas - 21st September 2022

Lot 17

A Punuk wrist guard

Estimate £300 - £500

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Description

A Punuk wrist guard

Alaska, circa 500 - 1000 AD

antler, with linear decoration and a spiked crescent with dots and a line to either end, the sides pierced for attachment,

8.7cm long.

Provenance

Excavated on St Lawrence Island, Alaska.

John and Valerie Arieta, London.

Dr Alan Black Collection, from the above in 1994.