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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
