NA-3805 AN ELEGANTLY CARVED ESKIMO WOOD LADLE DEPICTING A SEAL
Circa
18th Century or earlier.
Aleutian Island region, Alaska, Alutiiq (Chugach)
Eskimo culture.
Carved wood.
Height: 9 in. ( 22.9 cm.)
Provenance:
This extremely rare ladle was acquired from a private collection on Kodiak Island,
Alaska. Anthropos Gallery
acquired this object from a Private Boston, Massachusetts
collection.
sold
This
stunning, yet minimalist ladle exhibits flawless details of the features of a
seal, as well as an ultra-smooth and thinly carved curvature
of the lip surrounding
the scoop. The luster of the patina exemplifies many generations of native usage.