Description:

Native American/First Nations, Canada and Greenland, Inuit people, ca. early 20th century CE. A fascinating wooden object embedded with three sharp iron hooks, sometimes known as an "ingeelok", used for retrieving seals. It is comprised of four pieces of wood fit together in a tadpole shape, with a rope attached to one end. This item is kept close at hand in the boat, ready to be used at a moment's notice, during the open water hunting of ringed seals, an important component of the traditional subsistence lifestyle of the Inuit and other indigenous Arctic people. Size: 3.45" W x 11.2" H (8.8 cm x 28.4 cm); 12.35" H (31.4 cm) on included custom stand.

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection; ex-Randal Cunningham collection, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada

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  • Condition: Rich patina on surface from use. Most of the rope is now lost but a nub remains at the end.

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