Miniature sculpture of a polar bear · Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Punuk Culture · ID: 3037719
sold
EUR 750
Size
L: 8,5 cm
L: 3.3 inch
Description
walrus ivory, stained brown patina, overlong body with short legs and craning head, sintered surface;
the Punuk Culture (600-1200 AD) is the name given to the whaling society along the old Bering Sea of Alaska. The St. Lawrence Island is located west of mainland Alaska in the Bering Sea.
The object Miniature sculpture of a polar bear with the object ID 3037719 was last part of the auction 78th tribal art auction at October 18, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 59 achieved a sales price of EUR 750.
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