Lot Essay
Shuttles engraved with pictographs are rare. Nelson (1899, pl. LXXIII) illustrates a deerhorn example with four caribou which he collected from Cape Nome, 1877-81.
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AN ESKIMO BONE AND IVORY NET WEAVING SHUTTLE
Consisting of a flat central portion of rectangular shape, both ends of converging cylindrical points, the central area engraved with two caribous, a human and trees, 8½in. (21.6cm.) long
Consisting of a flat central portion of rectangular shape, both ends of converging cylindrical points, the central area engraved with two caribous, a human and trees, 8½in. (21.6cm.) long