Ritual drum handle, Eskimo,
Thule Civilization,... Lot 9
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Ritual drum handle, Eskimo,
Thule Civilization, Canada
18th or 19th century
Bone
L. 11.5 cm
Eskimo ritual drum handle,
Thule Civilization, Canada
L. 4 ½ in 20,000/30,000
Provenance:
- Galerie Yann Ferrandin
- French private collection
Beautiful ritual drum handle carved at the end with a strikingly expressive human head, mouth open to let the tongue out, round hollowed out eyes probably once set with beads or pyrites.
The handle is decorated with carvings of stylized figures.
A notch and two holes were used to attach the wooden frame of the tambourine.
For a close example see : Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, n°1979.206.610
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