Three gaming pieces in the shape of swimming birds ·  Kanada - Grönland, Inuit · ID: 3040285

Description

walrus ivory, brown patina, two with drillings at tail end, one with dotted pattern, all three with minor missing parts;
pieces for a childrens game of “dice”, that was played all across the Arctic. In play, some birds land upright when tossed on the ground, while others tip over on their sides. Players keep the birds that land upright, and whoever collects the most after several rounds is the winner.

The object Three gaming pieces in the shape of swimming birds with the object ID 3040285 was last part of the auction 82nd Tribal Art Auction at February 27, 2016 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 104.

Here you will find more objects and interesting facts about American art.

Notices

This object is subject to CITES. Please note that it can only be sent within the European Union. At the present time export in third countries is prohibited, respectively, export licenses in third countries for objects containing or made of protected materials are only granted under stringent conditions.