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THB19th C. Inuit Wood, Slate, Bone, & Steel Tools (2)
Lot 39
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Jul 13, 2021
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Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. A pair of Inuit scraping and cutting tools made of whale bone and wood grips with a steel and slate blade. The first is an ulu knife, with a whale bone handle and flat, curved blade riveted to the thick bone. The ulu blade is designed to facilitate a rocking motion when cutting or chopping that conveniently enabled single handed use. The other scraper tool is made of a polished wood with a knapped slate blade wedged into a slotted cavity at the tip with a piece of leather. The scraper was intended for right hand use, with the thumb resting in the groove on the left side, index and middle finger resting in the grooves on top, and the last two fingers inside the opening opposite the thumb. A very comfortable and secure position, so the hand would not slip while scraping. The wood is silky from use! Size of ulu: 3.5" L x 4.8" W (8.9 cm x 12.2 cm); wood scraper: 5.5" L x 2.5" W (14 cm x 6.4 cm)
Provenance: private Littleton, Colorado, USA collection, between 1959 to 1962
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#165871Stable fissure across bone ulu handle. Minor nicks to cutting edge and areas of patina on blade. Wooden scraper has chips to peripheries and interior cavity. Stone blade is loose and comes out of notch. Wood has smooth patina and nice signs of age and use.Condition
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