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A BERING STRAIT ESKIMO LADLE
With shallow pear-shaped bowl, long handle carved with a stylized walrus and incised with a vertical line down the center, a hole pierced at the center of handle and decorated with chevron motifs, linear geometric motif with dots along the edge of the bowl, at the center a two headded bird motif, with outstretched wings, details painted in red and black
15in. (38.1cm.) high
With shallow pear-shaped bowl, long handle carved with a stylized walrus and incised with a vertical line down the center, a hole pierced at the center of handle and decorated with chevron motifs, linear geometric motif with dots along the edge of the bowl, at the center a two headded bird motif, with outstretched wings, details painted in red and black
15in. (38.1cm.) high