An Inuit Walrus Ivory Polar Bear Head ‘Whistle’
An Inuit Walrus Ivory Polar Bear Head ‘Whistle’
Fine glossy patina and mellow colour, worn from use
Walrus Ivory
Inuit
Late 19th Century
SIZE: 2.5cm high, 5.5cm deep, 3.4cm wide - 1 ins high, 2¹⁄₈ ins deep, 1³⁄₈ ins wide
Fine glossy patina and mellow colour, worn from use
Walrus Ivory
Inuit
Late 19th Century
SIZE: 2.5cm high, 5.5cm deep, 3.4cm wide - 1 ins high, 2¹⁄₈ ins deep, 1³⁄₈ ins wide
An Inuit Walrus Ivory Polar Bear Head ‘Whistle’
Fine glossy patina and mellow colour, worn from use
Walrus Ivory
Inuit
Late 19th Century
SIZE: 2.5cm high, 5.5cm deep, 3.4cm wide - 1 ins high, 2¹⁄₈ ins deep, 1³⁄₈ ins wide
Fine glossy patina and mellow colour, worn from use
Walrus Ivory
Inuit
Late 19th Century
SIZE: 2.5cm high, 5.5cm deep, 3.4cm wide - 1 ins high, 2¹⁄₈ ins deep, 1³⁄₈ ins wide
Probably made by the Inuit at the turn of the 19th century for sale or trade with the shipping fleet traveling along the coast. The size and form of the whistle resembles that which was being used by commercial shipping fleets which in turn had continued the tradition of a ‘boatswain’ whistle or call (bosun’s)
A ready supply of walrus ivory was available to the Inuit and the carving of such an object was a continuation of their already millennia long tradition of carving walrus ivory.
A ready supply of walrus ivory was available to the Inuit and the carving of such an object was a continuation of their already millennia long tradition of carving walrus ivory.
An Inuit Walrus Ivory Polar Bear Head ‘Whistle’
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