Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Art of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

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Sculpture from the Collection of Amy and Elliot Lawrence

Snow Goggles, Early Thule, circa 1100 - 1400 AD

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May 23, 03:30 PM GMT

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

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Description

Sculpture from the Collection of Amy and Elliot Lawrence


Snow Goggles, Early Thule, circa 1100 - 1400 AD


Width: 5 ¾ in (14.6 cm)


Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) ivory

Reportedly excavated at Sireniki, Chukotka

Jeffrey R. Myers, New York, acquired on St. Lawrence Island

Amy and Elliot Lawrence, New York, acquired from the above

Margaret Rinkevich, "Seeing the Unseen: Visionary Aspects of Eskimo Snow Goggles", Tribal Art, Vol. XVI, No. 4 [No. 65], Autumn 2012, p. 109, fig. 26