A Small Yukon-Kuskokwim Region Boat Hook ‘nikh-chu-i-uk’
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A Small Yukon-Kuskokwim Region Boat Hook ‘nikh-chu-i-uk’
A Small Yukon-Kuskokwim Region Boat Hook ‘nikh-chu-i-uk’
Period 1700-1800
Medium Walrus, walrus ivory
Dimension 12 cm (4³/₄ inches)
A Small Yukon-Kuskokwim Region Boat Hook ‘nikh-chu-i-uk’
Unusually small for a boat hook / gaff decorated with line and dot etchings with pierced holes for attachment
Walrus Ivory
Bering Sea
18th Century or earlier
SIZE: 12cm long - 4³⁄₈ ins long
Unusually small for a boat hook / gaff decorated with line and dot etchings with pierced holes for attachment
Walrus Ivory
Bering Sea
18th Century or earlier
SIZE: 12cm long - 4³⁄₈ ins long
Period: 1700-1800
Medium: Walrus, walrus ivory
Dimension: 12 cm (4³/₄ inches)
Provenance: Ex Seward Kennedy collection London
Sold Woolley and Wallis, Tribal Art, March, 2017, The Seward Kennedy collection
Ex Oliver Hoare, London
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