Bonhams 1793 : Eight ancient Eskimo ivory hunting implements

Including five harpoon heads, decorated in curvilinear and circular motifs, one with remains of red and blue pigment; a larger lance tip similarly incised; a lobed arrowhead for bird hunting; an unidentified object, possibly a knife handle, with slotted socket at one end, a bilateral curved projection at the other.
length 6 7/8 - 1 1/4in

Estimate:

US$ 2,000 - 3,000
£1,300 - 2,000
€1,600 - 2,300

Category: Ethnographic Art / Native American

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