05-05-201805-05-2018
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May 5, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Eskimo Feast Bowl with Walrus Ivory Whale Ornament

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Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3099BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 05, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Eskimo Feast Bowl with Walrus Ivory Whale Ornament, 19th century, with native repairs, encrusted patina, 16 x 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: Ohio State Historical Society; Ohio State University Museum; Professor John Bradford Titchener (1898-1972) collection, Columbus, Ohio; Professor Edward B. Titchener (1867-1927) collection, Ithaca, New York; Anatomical Laboratory of Charles H. Ward, Inc., Rochester, New York (1890s).
Estimate $5,000-7,000


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Keywords

John Bradford Titchener, Columbus, Ithaca, Rochester