LOT 67 【Y】An Eskimo whale effigy wound plug
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An Eskimo whale effigy wound plugAn Eskimo whale effigy wound plugPunuk or Thule, circa 1200-1800 A.D., the tapered end of a walrus tusk subtly carved to depict the features of a bowhead whale, incised details and decorative accents, drilled through the eyes, a rough-hewn collar at the base.length 4 7/8inProvenanceDaniel and Martha Albrecht collection See Wardwell, Allen, Ancient Eskimo Ivories of the Bering Strait, 1986, Hudson Hills Press, New York, p. 110, figs. 146 & 147, showing two similarly executed examples. Described as "objects of unknown use," Wardwell goes on to state: "Objects like this are sometimes referred to as wound plugs and may have been placed in the wounds of mammals after they were killed."
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