Description:
Eskimo Model Ship, possibly Inupiat, Alaska, c. 1900, constructed from bone and walrus tusk, ht. 6, wd. 7 1/2 in.
Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont; Alaska on Madison Gallery, New York City; purchased from a collector in northern California who inherited a collection of artifacts from a relative who owned a trading post in Nome, Alaska.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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Keywords
Inupiat, New York City, Nome, StoweAmerican Indian & Tribal Art
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