Tool handle

Reference : 125

Tool handle

Marine mammal ivory (walrus, Odobenus rosmarus)
Dimension: Length 9cm
Punuk civilization
Presumed date of manufacture: 500-1200 A.D. JC
Western Alaska, USA

Source :
Jean Claude Mocellin Collection, Nice
Purchased from the American trade in the 70/80s

More details

This carved ivory, with its excavated patina, represents a bear’s head. The ivory is engraved with motifs characteristic of Punuk art. A hole drilled in the back of the object suggests its use as a tool or knife handle.

Price: €3,200

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