Lot 28
Eight Bird-Bolts, Thule, Shishmaref, and Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), ca. 1000-1800 CE

Lot 28 Details
Eight Bird-Bolts, Thule, Shishmaref, and Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), ca. 1000-1800 CE
comprised of six unmbellished bolt heads and two with incised designs, ivory and whalebone, individually inscribed with collector's inventory numbers
largest 2 x .75 x .5 in — 5.1 x 1.9 x 1.3 cm
Estimate $150-$250
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Provenance:
Various sources including Alene Weyiouanna, Shishmaref, AK and Brevig Mission, AK; Native Hospital Gift Shop, Anchorage, AK;
Acquired by the consignor from the above
Note:
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