Northwest Coast Amulet

Description:

Northwest Coast Amulet, Tlingit, fourth quarter 19th century, depicting a human in the mouth of a killer whale, another person rests on its back, (the enclosed arms reattached),lg. 2 3/4 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Stowe, Vermont.
Estimate $3,000-4,000


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