RARE Prehistoric Inuit/Eskimo (Yupik) Scrimshaw Knife Handle Thule Period Alaska

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RARE Prehistoric Inuit/Eskimo (Yupik) Scrimshaw Knife Handle Thule Period Alaska:
$228.00

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

Houghton USA

Ancient Art, Antiques, & FineCollectibles

AncientEskimo (Yupik) Engraved Bone KnifeHandle

ShapedKnife Handle with Scrimshaw Engraving

c.Thule Period

1200AD to 1700 AD

Note:

I certify that this ancient tool was reportedly legally collected on private land in Alaska.

The Caribou bone artifact is legal to own, collect, and sell on because the Caribou is NOT an endangered species.

Details

This stunning, prehistoric Inuit/Eskimo knife handle was crafted by the Inuit Culture during the Thule Period at least 300 years ago!

It was found in what is now the great State of Alaska and is guaranteed authentic and original.

It is in \"as found\" condition and was reportedly found in Alaska and in a private collection in the United States for many years.

ThisAncient Eskimo (Yupik) Bone Knifehandle was discovered in Alaska on private land. The curved, bone knife handle isengraved in scrimshaw with a repeating pattern that winds its way around the knife’s surfaceand may have been meant to symbolize the Sun’s rays rising above the horizonover water.

Itmeasures about 4.75” in length and dates to about the Thule Period, 1200 AD to1700 AD, which makes it a 300 to 500 years-old tool that is in museum qualitycondition.

Itmay have been used as a small, hand-held knife for cutting meat or perhaps asan engraving tool to create other pieces of engraved artwork.

Please examine the attached photos carefully as they are part ofthe description andoffer accordingly.

All photos taken indoors and my hand and the ruler is not part of the sale, just there so you can better judge the size.

Note:

Each object I sell is professionally researchedand compared with similar objects in the collections of the finest museums in the world. I have been dealing in fine antiquities for almost 50 years and although certainly not an expert in every field, I have been honored to appraise, buy, collect, and enjoy and recently sell some of the finest ancient art in the world. When in doubt, I have worked with dozens of subject matter experts to determine the condition and authenticity of numerous antiquities and antiques. This documentation helps to insure you are buying quality items and helps to protect your investment.

I offer a full Money-Back Guarantee if a recognized authority in antiquities disputes the authenticity of these fine artifacts.

The Buy-it-Now price is at least 75% off what it would be priced at in a fine Gallery!!

Please ask any questions you may have before you offer!

All sales are Final, unless I have seriously misrepresented this item!

Please look at the 4x macro photos carefully as they are part of the description.

Member of the Authentic Artifact Collectors Association (AACA) & the Archaeological Institute of America (AIA)

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