Large Thule Torso

Period Circa 1000-1800 AD
Origin Alaska
Medium Mineralized walrus tusk (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).
Dimensions 5 cm (2 inches)
Gallery Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art

Description & Technical information

E 286) A strongly carved and highly stylized asexual torso representing an ancestor. Thule culture, Bering Strait. Acquired from Paul Steinhacker circa 1985.

Period:  Circa 1000-1800 AD
Origin:  Alaska
Medium: Mineralized walrus tusk (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).
Dimensions: 5 cm (2 inches)
Categories: Tribal Art

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