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LOT 357:
Inuit Inupiaq Yup'ik Carved Spiritual Artifact
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Sold for: $3,200
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
4,000
Start price:
$
100
Estimated price :
$1,500 - $2,000
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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Inuit Inupiaq Yup'ik Carved Spiritual Artifact
Figural doll carved presumably from fossilized/semi-fossilized walrus bone/tusk possibly depicting a European or Russian person, likely a whaling ship's captain, the incising details show the figure wearing Western clothing with jacket lapels and buttons. There is a hole drilled through the head of the figure, possibly for stringing to be worn on a necklace. Estimated age is around 175 years old, as first Russian contact was made in the 18th C and European and American whaling was around the mid 19th C. This figure was excavated at Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island, AK, by Native Inuit people. Carving measures approx. 4" long.
Condition: Absence of a condition statement does not imply the lot is in perfect condition, free from flaws, restoration, or the effects of aging. Request Condition Reports via email or telephone in advance of the auction. Any condition report verbally or written is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. The buyer is expected to be the expert. All items are sold as is. Please read terms and conditions for purchase, payment, shipping/pick up procedure.
