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ANONYMOUS (ATTRIBUTED TO INUET, 20TH CENTURY)
Details
A pair of scrimshaw walrus tusks and a small carved figure**
Anonymous (attributed to Inuet, 20th century)
The larger of the two walrus tusks is engraved with a variety of hunting scenes, including: a polar bear hunt, a whale hunt and a seal hunt. Also depicted are some home life scenes and a celebration with dancing. All in colored inks. The second tusk has been carved to form a cribbage board, and is illustrated with various wild life, including salmon, foxes, rabbits, seals, eels, and other images. The back side is engraved with a map of a coastline. The third piece is a small Inuet figure who looks to be pulling a seal. Mounted on a piece of bone with some remnants of polychrome.
27¼ in. (69.2 cm.); 16 in. (40.6 cm.); 4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) length of each. (3)
Anonymous (attributed to Inuet, 20th century)
The larger of the two walrus tusks is engraved with a variety of hunting scenes, including: a polar bear hunt, a whale hunt and a seal hunt. Also depicted are some home life scenes and a celebration with dancing. All in colored inks. The second tusk has been carved to form a cribbage board, and is illustrated with various wild life, including salmon, foxes, rabbits, seals, eels, and other images. The back side is engraved with a map of a coastline. The third piece is a small Inuet figure who looks to be pulling a seal. Mounted on a piece of bone with some remnants of polychrome.
27¼ in. (69.2 cm.); 16 in. (40.6 cm.); 4¼ in. (10.8 cm.) length of each. (3)
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