Fine Large and Rare Inuit Amulet of a Seal
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Fine Large and Rare Inuit Amulet of a Seal
Fine Large and Rare Inuit Amulet of a Seal
Epoque 1700-1900
Origine Inuit, Bering Sea Inuit, Inuit Bearing Sea
Medium Walrus, walrus ivory, Walrus tusk
Dimension 4.5 x 3.5 x 12.5 cm (1³/₄ x 1³/₈ x 4⁷/₈ inches)
A Fine Large and Rare Inuit Amulet of a Seal Laying on His Back with Flippers Cradling His Face
Inlaid with ‘baleen’ to the length of the ‘belly’, ‘eyes’ and ‘nostrils’
Two pierced holes for attachment to a ridge on the reverse
Superb golden colour and patina, through use
Walrus ivory, baleen
Inuit
18th / Early 19th Century
SIZE: 12.5cm long, 3.5cm wide, 4.5cm high - 4⁷⁄₈ ins long, 1³⁄₈ ins wide, 1⁶⁄₈ ins high
Inlaid with ‘baleen’ to the length of the ‘belly’, ‘eyes’ and ‘nostrils’
Two pierced holes for attachment to a ridge on the reverse
Superb golden colour and patina, through use
Walrus ivory, baleen
Inuit
18th / Early 19th Century
SIZE: 12.5cm long, 3.5cm wide, 4.5cm high - 4⁷⁄₈ ins long, 1³⁄₈ ins wide, 1⁶⁄₈ ins high
Epoque: 1700-1900
Origine: Inuit, Bering Sea Inuit, Inuit Bearing Sea
Medium: Walrus, walrus ivory, Walrus tusk
Dimension: 4.5 x 3.5 x 12.5 cm (1³/₄ x 1³/₈ x 4⁷/₈ inches)
Provenance: Ex Private English collection
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