Four Eskimo Storyteller Bracelets

Description:

Four Eskimo Storyteller Bracelets, Inuit, Alaska, one signed "T. Menadelook," with five oval walrus ivory planchets incised in scrimshaw and colored ink depicting portraits of family members; the second signed "Apodruk," with oval baleen panels with engraved scenes separated with twin ivory beads, on two elastics, the third with seven barrel-shaped tablets with raised relief animals, on two elastics, and a walrus ivory bracelet with three high-relief faces of a husband, wife, and daughter, on two elastics, interior dia. 2 1/8, 2 1/4, 2 1/8, and 2 in.
Estimate $300-500


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