Inuit Ivory Pipe with Carved Figures - 2 Pieces

3rd Quarter 19th Century

1" H x 10.625" L x .875" W + 1.125" H Pipe Bowl, 4.25" L x .5" D x .75" D - Small Part

Hand Carved from Ivory with Carved Figures Filled with Black Ink and Separates into Two Pieces

In Very Good Condition

Inuit walrus ivory pipes with carved figures are highly collectible historic artifacts that represent a unique convergence of Indigenous Arctic art, early Asian maritime trade, and Euro-American commercial whaling. Primarily produced in the Bering Strait region of Alaska from the mid-to-late 19th century into the early 20th century, these items transformed functional smoking tools into intricate narrative sculptures.