A Fine Inuit Attachment in the Form of a ‘Whale-Tail’
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A Fine Inuit Attachment in the Form of a ‘Whale-Tail’
A Fine Inuit Attachment in the Form of a ‘Whale-Tail’
Period 1700-1900
Medium Walrus, walrus ivory
Dimension 1.5 x 4.5 cm (0⁵/₈ x 1³/₄ inches)
A Fine Inuit Attachment in the Form of a ‘Whale-Tail’
Probably an attachment from a hunting hat
Walrus Ivory
Fine mellow patina
Norton Sound / St Lawrence Island
18th - 19th Century
SIZE: 1.5cm high, 4.5cm wide, 1 cm deep - ½ ins high, 1¾ ins wide, ³⁄₈ ins deep
Probably an attachment from a hunting hat
Walrus Ivory
Fine mellow patina
Norton Sound / St Lawrence Island
18th - 19th Century
SIZE: 1.5cm high, 4.5cm wide, 1 cm deep - ½ ins high, 1¾ ins wide, ³⁄₈ ins deep
Period: 1700-1900
Medium: Walrus, walrus ivory
Dimension: 1.5 x 4.5 cm (0⁵/₈ x 1³/₄ 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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