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Arctic Thule Period Caribou Antler Hand Adze

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Arctic Thule Period Caribou Antler Hand Adze

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Description

**Originally Listed At $200**

Native American, Western Arctic (found near Teller / Brevig Mission on the Bering Sea near Nome, Alaska), Thule period, ca. 1200 to 1700 CE. A well-preserved example of a hand adze ingeniously made from a repurposed caribou antler. The tip has been sharpened to a narrow blade. Size: 2.75" W x 8" H (7 cm x 20.3 cm)

Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection, before 2000

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Condition

Wear commensurate with age and handling, including some small losses, mainly on peripheries, and shallow stress fractures near the blade edge. Great patina.

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Arctic Thule Period Caribou Antler Hand Adze

Name: Arctic Thule Period Caribou Antler Hand Adze
SKU: 149033409
Price: 200 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $300

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Starting Price $100

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