Lot #204 - An Inuit walrus ivory folk-art beaker
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Auction House:Cordy's
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Sale Name:February 2018 Art & Antique Auction
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Sale Date:27 Feb 2018 ~ 9.30am (NZ time) - Session 1: Lots 1 - 447
27 Feb 2018 ~ 5pm (NZ time) - Session 2: Lots 1 - 859 -
Lot #:204
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Lot Description:An Inuit walrus ivory folk-art beaker
etched with a seal and duck, the handle of the beaker formed of a tusk tip. Labelled: 'Made by Atlin Indians, Alaska, James Dunning (collector), 1919', with accompanying correspondence noting the scarcity of Inuit curios and a newspaper page recording Dunning's gift of American big game specimens to the Auckland Museum. Height 150. -
Estimate:NZ$220 - 220
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Realised Price:
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Category:Tribal
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