An Important Eskimo Ivory Human Head, Old Bering Sea I/Okvik, ca. 200 B.C. - 100 A.D.

of classic stylized form, with finely carved pointed chin, diminutive grooved mouth, broad facial panel with high cheekbones carved in subtle relief, attenuated aquiline nose merging to a deeply incised linear mark on the tapering forehead, close-set eyes beneath slightly arched brows, an asymmetrical pattern of linear elements on the reverse; rich deep brown patina overall, a lighter area on the mouth.

Mr. and Mrs. J. Gordon Douglas III
Loudmer Paris, December 5, 1992, lot 135

New York, American Federation of the Arts, Ancient Eskimo Ivories of the Bering Strait, July 1986-January 1988

American Federation of the Arts, 1986, Ancient Eskimo Ivories of the Bering Strait, p. 45, no. 21, color illustration: "The pointed chin, overganging brows, and long, thin nose are characteristic of Okvik sculpture."