Bone
19th century
Height 4 3/4”
Provenance:Paul and Mary Thiry, Seattle, WA
A rare bone guard in the form of a polar bear. Its secured to the frame of a umiak or kayak through the holes near its feet. Rare.
Publication: Thiry, Paul and Mary, Eskimo Artifacts Designed For Use, Superior Publishing, Seattle, 1977, p. 189
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally, or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece was made prior to 1972.
Bone
19th century
Height 4 3/4”
Provenance:Paul and Mary Thiry, Seattle, WA
A rare bone guard in the form of a polar bear. Its secured to the frame of a umiak or kayak through the holes near its feet. Rare.
Publication: Thiry, Paul and Mary, Eskimo Artifacts Designed For Use, Superior Publishing, Seattle, 1977, p. 189
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally, or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington. We guarantee that the piece was made prior to 1972.
