λ A Thule zoomorphic drum handle

λ A Thule zoomorphic drum handle

Alaska, circa 1200 - 1600 AD

walrus tusk, carved a stylised animal head and faint finger grips to a flanged end,

14.5cm long.

Provenance

Collected at an eroded mainland site in Alaska in the 1980/90s.

Jeffrey Myers, New York, USA.

Galerie Meyer, Paris, France.

Oliver Hoare, London, from the above 13/3/17, with a copy of the invoice.