Shamanic drum handle

Reference : 6265

Walrus ivory with excavation patina
Dimensions: Length: 6 cm Height: 2.5 cm
Punuk Culture
600–900 AD
Alaska

Provenance:
Julien Flak Collection, Aix-en-Provence

This cylindrical handle is carved with a stylized head at one end.
The round, hollowed-out eyes were likely once set with pearls or pyrite.
Scarification marks are depicted on the cheekbones.
This piece is similar to one sold at Christie’s Paris (June 10, 2008), lot 193

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