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Vintage Eskimo Doll with Ivory Knife

Currency:USD Category:American Indian Art Start Price:100.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 600.00 USD
Vintage Eskimo Doll with Ivory Knife
SOLD
160.00USD+ (38.40) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2017 Oct 20 @ 13:40UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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This is a great old doll with a carefully whittled wood head over a cloth body. The features are carved and drawn in lead pencil...quite typical of dolls from the north. Hair under hat, 11” tall. Very detailed clothing made from seal skin, some remaining fur. The Eskimo wears mukluks and extra fur mittens. A 2.75” ivory knife, w/ bear fetish handle, stored in his boot.

The Native American ivory item(s) in this lot were made or acquired prior to the US Fish and Wildlife Service Mammal Marine Protection Act of 1972. As such, the item(s) must be sold to a United States resident, with the purchased item(s) remaining inside the United States. Foreign parties wishing to purchase these items may receive a permit to transfer them to a foreign country after filing the appropriate permit application with the USFWS and paying attendant fees. FHWAC complies with the MMP Act of 1972 by reporting the sales to the USFWS. The items may be subject to tracking. Certain items may be identified herein as post-1972 Native American constructed art pieces, which may not be subject to the MMPA of 1972. None of the items sold herein are subject of the Endangered Species Act, as amended. After December 31, 2017, sales of similar items will be limited to Nevada residents only.
City: State: Alaska Date: HWAC# 50536