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THB7 Pre-Contact Inuit Walrus Bone & Ivory Needles & Tools
Lot 46
About Seller
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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By Artemis Gallery
Jul 13, 2021
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2021-07-13 12:00:00
2021-07-13 12:00:00
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Bidsquare : Fauna, Flora, Stones & Bones
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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, Pre-Contact period, ca. 17th to 18th century CE. A collection of 7 tools for sewing clothing and mending nets, all made from fossilized walrus tusk and bone. Included is a slender needle with a piercing for the eye hole. One tool has a large, curved tip like a crochet hook. Two have etched motifs into the surfaces and all have nice signs of use and age. Displayed in Riker case. Size of longest: 3.3" L x 0.25" W (8.4 cm x 0.6 cm); case: 8.125" L x 6.125" W (20.6 cm x 15.6 cm)
Lucite stand for photography purposes only.
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the pieces are over 100 years old.
Provenance: private Littleton, Colorado, USA collection, purchased from Gladys' Gifts, Barrow, Alaska, USA, between 1959 and 1962
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#165927One needle is in three fragments. Chips to the tips of two. The rest are intact. Stable pressure fissure on beige needle. Nice patina to all from age and use. Displayed in Riker case.Condition
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