Native North American Inuit Carved Fossilized Walrus Bone Toggle in the Form of a Seal

ALASKA, CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (26.7 grams, 77 mm).

Modelled as a seal with a rounded body and raised heads, small fins and carved eyes, carved for suspension to the underside and an attachment loop to the tail; with two old labels reading: 'Toggle in the form of a seal, excavated on the mainland at Brevik mission, 13th-14th century' and 'Eskimo toggle in form a seal, 13th-14th c'.

Provenance

Excavated on the mainland at Brevig Mission, Alaska.
Ex John and Valerie Arieta, 1993.
Dr Alan Black collection.
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.

Literature

See The Metropolitan Museum of Art, item no. 69.101.7.

CONDITION

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