Lot 78
  • 78

A Small Eskimo Walrus Ivory Head, Thule Period, 15th-17th Century

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

of tapering rectangular form, carved on one side with a grimacing face, with a small grooved mouth, exaggerated bulbous nose and eyes beneath arching brows, the reverse with an openwork section perhaps for suspension as an amulet.

Provenance

Jeffrey R. Myers, New York
Acquired from the above, 1990s