ESKIMO CARVING OF A HUMAN HEAD, THULE CULTURE, 16th-17th CENTURY 6

 

AN ESKIMO CARVING OF A HUMAN HEAD, THULE CULTURE, 16th-17th CENTURY

 

This head, with finely carved facial details from a piece of walrus tusk, has a fine patina of great age. A custom metal stand is included.

$1,550.00

ORIGIN

Thule Culture, Alaska, Circa A.D. 16th to 17th Century.

DIMENSION

H 1.4IN
H 3.556CM

PROVENANCE

From a private Native American art collection.

CONDITION

Excellent, with a minor ancient flaw.

 

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