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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
Acquired from the above, 1990s