Eskimo Shuttle, Meat Hook, and Beads

Description:

Eskimo Shuttle, Meat Hook, and Beads, Alaska, 19th century, and earlier, wooden weaving shuttle for fishing nets, hook made from walrus tusk from St. Lawrence Island, and a string of glass beads, with large paper label, with date of 1816, Clarence L. Andrews collection, lg. 7, 5, and 6 in.
Estimate $300-500


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