Button shaped like a stylized seal

Reference : 42419

Stylized seal-shaped button

Ivory from a marine mammal (walrus, Odobenus rosmarus)
Dimensions: Length 48 mm
Historical period
Presumed date: Circa 1880
St. Lawrence Island?
Alaska, USA

Provenance:
Jean Edouard Carlier Collection, Paris

More details

These carved charms, sewn onto a garment, allowed the hunter to connect with the spirit of the inua animal, thereby making it easier to capture it.

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