Lot 53
Ten Implements, Inupiat, Yupik, Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), and Savoonga, Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Pre-1900
Lot 53 Details
Ten Implements, Inupiat, Yupik, Sitaisaq (Brevig Mission), and Savoonga, Sivuqaq (St. Lawrence Island), Pre-1900
one avataq (sealskin float) mouthpiece, two hooks, one incised fragment, one bow drill component, four various implements, in wood and ivory, individually inscribed with collector's inventory numbers
largest .25 x 3.5 x .25 in — 0.6 x 8.9 x 0.6 cm
Estimate $150-$250
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Provenance:
Various sources including Helene Seetot, and Caroline Olanna, Brevig Mission, AK; Johnny Waghuji, 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), 274.
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