Eskimo Toggle

Period	Late Punuk to early Thulé 800 – 1500 AD
Origin	Alaska
Medium	Mineralized walrus tusk (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).
Dimensions	6 cm (2³/₈ inches)
Gallery	Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art

Description
Technical

E 290) A very unusual handle or toggle carved as a slit oval terminating with a very fine and expressive human head. The unknown use of this object does not detract from the intrinsic beauty of and physical logic of the item. Bering Strait (?).

Period: Late Punuk to early Thulé 800 – 1500 AD
Origin: Alaska
Medium: Mineralized walrus tusk (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).
Dimensions: 6 cm (2³/₈ inches)
Categories: Tribal Art