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.