Pipe Stem

Eskimo peoples, Alaska, United States, c. 1890

Scrimshawed walrus ivory

7.5” l x 0.81” w x 1.5” h”  (19.05 x 2.06 x 3.81 cm)

Price: $950

 
 

Fine scrimshaw work featuring a whale-hunting scene and a dog sled scene, with circle-and-dot motifs. This stem would have had a pipe bowl, now missing.