Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 440

Alaskan Eskimo Carved Walrus Ivory Man-Seal and Other Figures, From the Collection of Thomas Amble, Minnesota

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Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 440

Alaskan Eskimo Carved Walrus Ivory Man-Seal and Other Figures, From the Collection of Thomas Amble, Minnesota

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lot of 8, includes a man-seal with engraved detailing, length 2.25 in.; PLUS a beluga-man transformation figure, 1.5 in.; PLUS four additional fish and birds, largest 2.25 in.; AND two tubular gaming pieces, length 2.75 in. 19th century Man-seals are creatures who live in the sea. If a hunter catches one of these animals in his net he is bound to suffer great misfortune (Fitzhugh and Kaplan 1982: 187, fig 232). Provenance:From the Collection of Thomas Amble, Minnesota; Noted as collected in Nome, Alaska during the gold rush

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 440
Beschreibung:

lot of 8, includes a man-seal with engraved detailing, length 2.25 in.; PLUS a beluga-man transformation figure, 1.5 in.; PLUS four additional fish and birds, largest 2.25 in.; AND two tubular gaming pieces, length 2.75 in. 19th century Man-seals are creatures who live in the sea. If a hunter catches one of these animals in his net he is bound to suffer great misfortune (Fitzhugh and Kaplan 1982: 187, fig 232). Provenance:From the Collection of Thomas Amble, Minnesota; Noted as collected in Nome, Alaska during the gold rush

Auktionsarchiv: Los-Nr. 440
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