Lot 14: A large fossilized Inuit bone maskette

A large fossilized Inuit bone maskette, Inuit; Alaska

Possibly Prehistoric; the maskette with simple classical features with narrow eyes beneath demarcated brows, long powerful nose and open mouth, scarification marks cut beneath the mouth in classical form. H. 7"

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: $300

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