Looking Backward: Archaic Arctic Art and Artifacts

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July 14, 2022 at 3:00 pm ET

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LOT 24

Lot 24

Two Ulus (Women's Knives), Yupik, Inupiat, Savoonga, Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), and Shishmaraf, Pre-1800

Two Ulus (Women's Knives), Yupik, Inupiat,  Savoonga, Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), and Shishmaraf, Pre-1800
Lot 24 Details
Two Ulus (Women's Knives), Yupik, Inupiat, Savoonga, Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), and Shishmaraf, Pre-1800

stone, one with wooden half round handle, one with crescent openwork handle in whalebone, individually inscribed with collector's inventory numbers
largest 2.5 x 2.75 x .5 in — 6.4 x 7 x 1.3 cm

Estimate $300-$500

Realised: $216
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Two Ulus (Women's Knives), Yupik, Inupiat,  Savoonga, Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), and Shishmaraf, Pre-1800
  • Two Ulus (Women's Knives), Yupik, Inupiat,  Savoonga, Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), and Shishmaraf, Pre-1800
Provenance:

Various sources including Floyd Olanna, Brevig Mission, AK; John Waghuji, Savoonga, AK, Alene Weyioulanna, Shishmaraf, AK; Anchorage Pawn Shop, Anchorage, AK;
Acquired by the consignor from the above

Note:

Please note that this lot is an amalgam of components from various sites.

Related Works:
Miles, Charles, Indian and Eskimo Artifacts of North America, (New York: Bonanza books, 1963), 78, pl. 3.28-3.29.

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CONDITION DETAILS

Wear and losses commensurate with age. Overall good condition.

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