Galerie Meyer – Oceanic & Eskimo Art, catalogue for Tefaf 2013

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An unusual form of human representation - probably for the use of a shaman. The figure seems to be female and there are faint traces of delineation around the collar as if representing tattooing or clothing. Punuk Culture, Saint Lawrence Island, Bering Strait, Alaska. Fossilized walrus tusk. 600/1200AD. 11 cm.


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