Winged object, c. 8th century AD

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Description

walrus tooth, wood (plug), handwritten collection no. “E 34”, base

Superb example of a turreted winged object. Used to counterbalance the harpoon during flight, these counterweights represented the “wings” of the harpoon, believed to be a stylized bird of prey.

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Comparing literature

Fitzhugh, William W., Gifts from the ancestors, London 2009, p. 185, Fig. k.

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Publications

van Ruysevelt, Yannik (ed.), "Inuit Visions", Brussels 2015

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