Description:

Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Beringian / Old Bering Sea Culture, Punuk & Thule to Inuit, ca. 200 BCE to 1700 CE. A collection of ancient tools from the Pacific northwest coast and sub arctic regions made from marine / arctic mammal bones, antler, and walrus tusk ivory. These are barbed harpoon or spear heads for hunting and fishing, most with slender tang necks for mounting and/or detaching from a shaft or handle when they imbed in the animal's flesh. These are likely pre-contact period with great signs of age and displayed in Riker case. Size of longest harpoon: 7.75" L x 0.5" W (19.7 cm x 1.3 cm); case: 12.25" L x 8.25" W (31.1 cm x 21 cm)

This is an ESA antique exempt piece of walrus 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.

Please note this item may fall under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: private Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA collection

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#185794

  • Condition: Old losses to barbs and surface layers. Overall good conditions despite use, age, and exposure to elements. Nice patina throughout. Displayed in a modern Riker case.

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