Eskimo Comb and a Seal Stratching Tool

Description:

Eskimo Comb and a Seal Stratching Tool, Alaska, Thule culture, the comb with designs on both sides (missing the tines),the seal stratching tool probably an excavated piece (surface loss),lg. comb 4 1/8, the tool lg. 5 1/4 in.

Provenance: Dr. John Schaeffer collection, Lake Monroe, Florida.
The property of John Schaeffer
Estimate $300-400


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