Pre-Contact Inuit Bone / Stone Scraper Tool
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**Originally Listed At $450**
Native American, Alaska, Inuit, Aleutian, or Punuk peoples, Pre-Contact period, ca. 100 to 1000 CE. An intriguing tool made of bone, likely whale or walrus, with a stone set at the end for scraping. The bone is a singular piece with a tapering handle which flares to a wider end that has been carved for inserting the stone blade. The stone is knapped with a sharp and slightly curved cutting edge. The stone is securely wedged into the end of the bone and likely made an excellent cutting or scraping tool. Size: 7.25" L x 1.75" W (18.4 cm x 4.4 cm)
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Ron Munn collection, Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
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#161805
Native American, Alaska, Inuit, Aleutian, or Punuk peoples, Pre-Contact period, ca. 100 to 1000 CE. An intriguing tool made of bone, likely whale or walrus, with a stone set at the end for scraping. The bone is a singular piece with a tapering handle which flares to a wider end that has been carved for inserting the stone blade. The stone is knapped with a sharp and slightly curved cutting edge. The stone is securely wedged into the end of the bone and likely made an excellent cutting or scraping tool. Size: 7.25" L x 1.75" W (18.4 cm x 4.4 cm)
Provenance: private Glorieta, New Mexico, USA collection; ex-Ron Munn collection, Casa Grande, Arizona, USA
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#161805
Condition
Stable fissures on bone around opening. Natural ossification of the bone with nicks and abrasions to surfaces. Nice patina to bone and mineral deposits on the stone.
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Pre-Contact Inuit Bone / Stone Scraper Tool
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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