Handle?

Reference : 4242

Marine ivory
Dimensions : Length 97mm
Historical period.
Presumed time: 1800 / 1900
Inuit population
Alaska, USA

Provenance:
Collection Michel Van Den Dries, Belgium

This curious object features an animal head at one end, probably a seal, whose body is pierced by a series of six double holes.
The piece was probably sewn onto an armature forming a handle.

Price: €1,900

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