A GROUP OF SEVEN ESKIMO IVORY IMPLEMENTS**
A GROUP OF SEVEN ESKIMO IVORY IMPLEMENTS**

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A GROUP OF SEVEN ESKIMO IVORY IMPLEMENTS**
including an Okvik float plug, oval shaped and pierced in the center, engraved with slightly curved lines radiating to the grooved edge; two Old Bering Sea harpoon heads each with pierced center and slit on one end, raised bosses finely engraved with concentric circles; an Old Bering Sea fastener, circular-shaped with raised, pierced center and concentric four-petalled design, enclosed by a raised lip bearing small perforations; a Punuk fastener, carved with two circular designs, each with deeply engraved lines radiating from a raised, pierced center; a Punuk harpoon counterweight, or "turreted object," with fine-line decorative engraving; and a large Punuk harpoon head with pierced center and slit at one end, engraved with spare linear and dotted design
Lengths: ranging from 2 to 7 in. (5.1 to 17.8 cm.) (7)
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