Lot 6: A fine and unusual Alaskan Inuit articulated figure

A fine and unusual Alaskan Inuit articulated figure, Inuit; Alaska

Of unusual form, the large figure with articulated body composed of ten pieces held together with found metal, the face unusual in its depiction of a non-Inuit. 19th century, an exceptionally rare and large example. H. 9"

Comments:
Property of a New England Private collector

Provenance:
Purchased decades ago from a New England estate with ties to the whaling trade in the 19th Century.

Price Realized: $750

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