SEPT FINE ESTATES CONTEMPORARY & ANTIQUES
Lot 152:
Description
Hand Carved Alaskan Walrus Fossil Ivory Bear carrying a basket with a child. Measures 3 1/2" long. and 3 1/4" tall. Weight 3.4 oz. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate. This Walrus Ivory is Alaskan native collected and carved. It is a natural material and can have variations in color, imperfections and lines which are all normal. It can only be shipped within the USA. Fossil walrus bone and ivory is mostly found on the Arctic coasts of Alaska and St. Lawrence Island, in Eskimo villages such as Sekloaqget, Ievoghiyog and Miyowagh. The bone is found at ancient hunting sites or obtained from natural "washups" of the massive skeletons and skulls.
Condition: good
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