30th Oct, 2020 11:00

From the Curious to the Extraordinary

 
  Lot 50
 

A COLLECTION OF 20TH CENTURY INUIT MARINE IVORY PIECES

A COLLECTION OF 20TH CENTURY INUIT MARINE IVORY PIECES including a collection of miniature anthropomorphic heads/masks, possibly amulets or gaming pieces, the other pieces small carved buttons, the style of these pieces is similar to the Bering Sea / Straits Inuit culture of Alaska anthropomorphic carvings, the largest 6cm high (24)

Auction comparable: See Kunstauktionshaus Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg, 27th June 2015, Tribal Art, Lot 61, An anthropomorphic ivory head sculpture in miniature form, Inuit, St. Lawrence Island, Bering Straits; a similar head carved in ivory with greater age but similar features

Sold for £325

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