ARC - Inuit culture, Alaska - 19th century or earlier

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ARC - Inuit culture, Alaska - 19th century or earlier

Name: ARC - Inuit culture, Alaska - 19th century or earlier
Brand: Antikeo
SKU: VXKGHUJZLB
Price: 4880 EUR
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By Gallery FCP CORIDON

4.880 €

Period 19th century

Style Tribal Art

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ARC
Inuit culture, Alaska
19th century or earlier
Wood and sinew
Length : 135 ; L. : 5 cm

Flat-section wooden bow with a swollen middle section to facilitate the grip. The back is reinforced with numerous braided sinew ligatures.
The sinew string is attached to the bow by lugs on both sides.

It retains three old labels with handwritten inventory or collection numbers.

Bibliography:
A similar example is kept at the Musée du Quai Branly.

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Additional Information

Condition	Very good
Style	Tribal Art (Native North American Art of Tribal Art Style)
Period	19th century (Native North American Art 19th century)
Country of origin	Other / Unknown