HAIR COMBS & Accessories

ARTIF-1700   5/8" long x 1/2" wide, ivory hair ornament; found on St. Lawrence island, circa Thule period, 1200 AD to 1700 AD  $18 SOLD

 

KAYAK PARTS All of these items were originally recovered from the area of Togiak, Hooper Bay (or Krikiktagamut, Alaska).   This collection was acquired via a museum auction.  Includes original museum description tags. FIVE PIECE COLLECTION to be sold as a SET, not singly $265/set of 5

ARTIF-1800   2" long x 7/8" wide, fossil walrus ivory cleat, for holding paddle on side of kayak

ARTIF-1801   1-3/8" long x 1-1/4" wide x 1/16" thick, cleat for holding paddle

ARTIF-1802   4-3/8" long x 1/2" wide, ivory sinew twister for tightening lashings

ARTIF-1803   7-1/2" long x 3/4" wide x 1/2" tall, bone runner, dowelled to sled shoe

ARTIF-1804   9-7/8" long x 1" wide x 1/8" thick, caribou horn stern keel, doweled through kayak skin cover

ARTIF-1805 Oar cleat, Punuk era; walrus bone.  Measures 2-1/4" long x 2-1/8" wide x 1" thick $425

ARTIF-1806 Cleat, walrus ivory.  Measures 1" long x 5/8" wide x 3/8" tall $125

 

SHAMAN PIECES

ARTIF-1900 Necklace.  Early Punuk tribal origin, detailed etchings.  Made of fossil upper dog skull with teeth from St. Lawrence Island.  More than likely a burial piece. Worn by a shaman as a powerful healing tool.  Estimate 2000+ years old.  Nothing else like this has ever been excavated. $4,800 SOLD

 

SNOW GOGGLES  (Glasses, the first "sunglasses") An ingenious invention way ahead of its time, made by Native people to be able to avoid snow blindness.  Tiny slits in the material allows them to see without damaging their eyes or vision. The first goggles date back to the Old Bering Sea Culture, 2000 years ago.  They were the ancestors of the modern Inuit.

Above right photo shows repair with stick of whale baleen       ARTIF-2000 EXTREMELY RARE.  Snow Goggles made of wood, string is sinew (not original).  Punuk tribe (2000+ years old).  From St. Lawrence Island.  Measures 5" wide x 1" tall x 3/4" thick $3800

ARTIF-2001 Not an artifact, but VINTAGE.  Goggles made of antler, straps are leather. Worn by a lady researcher on the Smithsonian staff doing research in British Columbia, Canada in the 1940's.  Measures 5-3/4" wide x 1-1/8" tall x 1/2" deep $225

ARTIF-2002 VINTAGE 1959 TRADING CARD "Indian Trading Card" of Eskimo with Snow Goggles.  In plastic sleeve.  Words on reverse: Indian Trading Card, No. 76, Collect all 80.   To protect their eyes from the glare of the snow, the Eskimo invented snow goggles.  These are made from narrow strips of wood or bone.  The small slits allow the Eskimo to see out, but keep too much glare from reflecting in.   Auto signed "Clif Hayton" "One of a series of 11 cards on Alaskan Indians" Image on right, "Indian Picture writing - Bear". F. H. Fleer, Prtd. U.S.A. " $15

 

ULUS Definition "woman's knife".  An ulu is a curved blade knife with a handle on top for skinning & cleaning animals, cutting hair, cutting food and even trimming blocks of snow for an igloo

ARTIF-2100 RARE Small ulu, made of horn with 3 metal rivets and metal blade.  Handle top measures 2-1/2" across x 7/8" wide x 5/8" thick, blade is 3" across x 15/16" long.  Full utensil measures 3-1/2" long x 3" wide x 15/16" deep. $295 SOLD

ARTIF-2101 Large ulu, made of bone handle with copper rivets, metal blade.  Measures 5" long x 5-3/4" wide x 1" thick handle. $350

 

SHOVEL/DIGGER

ARTIF-2200 Measures 13-3/8" tall x 9-1/2" wide x 3/4" thick Weight: 3 pounds 4 oz. $275

ARTIF-2201 Measures 14-1/4" tall x 15-1/4" wide x 1/2" thick Weight: 3 pounds 6 ounces $465

ARTIF-2202 Measures 15-3/8" long x 14-3/8" wide x 1" thick Weight: 5 pounds 14 ounces $625

 

Excellent book on Indian & Eskimo artifacts! Link to the Books page, item #BK-39 with more photos & details: Indian & Eskimo Artifacts  Book

 

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