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Lot #204 - An Inuit walrus ivory folk-art beaker

  • Auction House:
    Cordy's
  • Sale Name:
    February 2018 Art & Antique Auction
  • 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
  • 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
  • Realised Price:
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  • Category:
    Tribal

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