Miniature sculpture of a polar bear · Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Punuk Culture · ID: 3037719
Vendu
750 €
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.