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THBAncient Punuk Thule Walrus Ivory Wrist Guard
Lot 54b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
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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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2019-10-03 10:00:00
2019-10-03 10:00:00
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Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Day 2 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Pre-Columbian from the ancient Americas, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial and fossils. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Native American / First Nations, coastal Alaska, Thule people, Punuk stage, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. One of my favorites, this is a wrist guard, also known as a brace or a bracer, hand-carved from walrus ivory. It was made to protect an archer's wrist as he or she held a bow from the percussion of the bowstring when released. They are often, as this one, curved plates; this example would have once had straps that held it in place, affixed via the ovoid perforations on the lower band. This one is beautifully patinated, attesting to its great age, with still visible clan marks characteristic of the Punuk style around its lower band and incised motifs on the projecting upper part, its split body reminiscent of two horns rising from a head. Size: 2.3" W x 2.75" H (5.8 cm x 7 cm); 4.75" H (12.1 cm) on included custom stand.
During the Punuk stage, society along the Alaskan coast intensified. People lived in more complex settlements, and built houses with whale jaw-bone supports, and skins, sod, and snow coverings that allowed them to blend into the landscape. Important technological changes occurred as well, notably with the development of a reinforced bow and wrist guards like this one. The Punuk had contacts with people across the Bering Sea in Siberia, and some researchers believe that the new bow technology came from military and trade exchanges with eastern Asia.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#148602Extensive patina on surface with wear and small losses commensurate with age and handling. Small fissures in the edges from age. Tiny chip lost from one point, otherwise intact and in great shape for its age.Condition
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