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SKU: 211209-06

Eskimo Ivory Right Whale Amulet

$850.00

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17th - 19th Century

2.25" L

Hand Carved from Ivory of a Right Whale Amulet with Dilled Eyes and Drilled for Mounting on Hunting or Religious Regalia with Etched Details Filled with Black Ink - A Rare Hunting Amulet

In Very Good Condition

An Eskimo Ivory Right Whale Amulet is a traditional carved amulet (charm or talisman) made by Inuit or Iñupiaq artisans from walrus ivory (or sometimes other marine ivory), depicting a right whale—most commonly the bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus), also known as the Greenland right whale in Arctic contexts.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Eskimo - Inuit - Yup'ik

Year Range: Pre-1850

Region: Inuit

Dimensions: 2.25 in

Category: Ivory, Antler & Bone Figures and Carvings

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