Lot 48
Six Harpoon Heads, Punuk, Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), and Savoonga, Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), ca. 500-1000 CE
Lot 48 Details
Six Harpoon Heads, Punuk, Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), and Savoonga, Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), ca. 500-1000 CE
four whalebone and two ivory harpoon heads, including an example with incised designs, and an example with t-shaped relief carving, individually inscribed with collector's inventory numbers
largest .75 x 3.5 x .75 in — 1.9 x 8.9 x 1.9 cm
Estimate $150-$250
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Provenance:
Various sources including Jacob Olanna, Brevig Mission, AK; Adeleri Kingeekuk, Savoonga, AK; Native Hospital Gift Shop, Anchorage, AK;
Acquired by the consignor from the above
Note:
Related Works:
Paul and Mary Thiry, Eskimo Artifacts Designed for Use, (Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, 1977), 224-243.
National Museum of the American Indian, catalog no. 3/2517. Click here to read more
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, cat. no. 1979.206.614. Click hereto read more
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