Headless statuette presenting very beautiful shapes depicting a human figure of sizeable stature, its slender arms with stylized outlines resting on its stomach in a symbolic posture. A loincloth is marked by several incisions and the genitals are sculpted slightly in relief.Marine ivory, ancient localised shining patina with shimmering reflections, a few small erosions on the surface, a piercing on the top of the torso indicates that this large idole must have been, subsequently to its ancient discovery, worn as a talisman or a powerful amulet.
Punuk, Pre-Thule, Old Bering Sea, St-Lawrence Island, 500-1000 A.D.
14,3 x 4,2 x 2,5 cm