拍品專文
This is a fine example of the Asian animal style as it appears in Bering Strait art.
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A PUNUK ESKIMO WALRUS IVORY STAFF HANDLE
ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND, CIRCA 600-1,000 A.D.
In the form of a stylized stalking bear with large rounded body tapering to a head with prominent ears and a rounded snout curved incisions interspersed with circular drilled dots, dark brown color, 2 7/8in. (7.5cm.) long
ST. LAWRENCE ISLAND, CIRCA 600-1,000 A.D.
In the form of a stylized stalking bear with large rounded body tapering to a head with prominent ears and a rounded snout curved incisions interspersed with circular drilled dots, dark brown color, 2 7/8in. (7.5cm.) long