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LOT 2788
Native North American Carved Fossilized Walrus Bone Figure
ALASKA, CIRCA 1,000 A.D.
3 1/8 in. (19.4 grams, 79 mm).
Modelled in the round as a standing female figure with a rounded bald head, incised eye and mouth, wearing a waistband above hips and straps(?) to the torso, emphasised carved vulva detail; with a hand-written tag reading 'Ivory doll, ca. 1000 AD, Exc. Wales, Alaska'.
ProvenanceEx Wales, Alaska.
Ex John and Valerie Arieta, 1993.
Dr Alan Black collection.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, items no. 1979.206.520 and 2001.760.
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LOT 2788
Native North American Carved Fossilized Walrus Bone Figure
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
Round-section staff decorated with polychrome human and bird figures. 166 grams, 46.5 cm
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Native North American Carved Fossilized Walrus Bone Figure
Alaska, circa 1,000 A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round as a standing female figure with a rounded bald head, incised eye and mouth, wearing a waistband above hips and straps(?) to the torso, emphasised carved vulva detail; with a hand-written tag reading 'Ivory doll, ca. 1000 AD, Exc. Wales, Alaska'. 19.4 grams, 79 mm
Ex Wales, Alaska. Ex John and Valerie Arieta, 1993. Dr Alan Black collection. From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Large Pacific Islands Decorated Bowl
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Broad and shallow with four integral stub feet to the underside and four radiating barrel-shaped handles to the rim; chip-carved herringbone and other ornament to the rim with four inlaid nacre panels. 2.62 kg, 40.2 cm wide
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