Price
£1650.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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A collection of models of Inuit hunting implements.
Marine ivory, bone, wood, and sinew. In a later glazed wood display case.
Case dimensions: 38.5 x 33.5 cm.
A whale harpoon with an atlatl (inventory number H.1327). 33 cm.
A green stained wood bird harpoon with three barbed tips. 17.5 cm.
A bird harpoon with two barbed body fins and a later metal tip. 22.5 cm.
Two whale harpoons with metal tips, (one with inventory number H.1324). 27.5 cm.
A whale harpoon. 26cm.
Two paddles, one with marine ivory tips (inventory number H.1308). 28 cm.
Two bows, 24 cm, and 34.5 cm.
A peg marker and two shuttles.
Provenance:
Two harpoons and marine ivory tipped paddle - James T. Hooper Collection, London/Arundel, H.1327, H.1324 and H.1308.
Christie's, London, American Indian Art from the James Hooper Collection, 9 Nov 1976, lot 97 part and lot 105 part.
A private collection, Canada.
Woolley and Wallis, Salisbury, Tribal Art, 22 Sept 2020, lot 87. The Graham Turner Collection.
The BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
- Members are elected for their knowledge, integrity and quality of stock
- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
- Our dealers’ membership is reviewed and renewed annually
- Bada.org is a non-profit site: clients deal directly with members and they pay no hidden fees