Lot 344
**Originally Listed At $400**
Native American, Northwestern United States, Alaska, Inuit / Yupik, ca. early 20th century CE. A miniature hunter in a kayak, the figure is constructed as a torso only, with cotton cloth stuffed with filling to form the upper body, dressed in a hooded parka of seal fur. His face is crafted from cloth with embroidered features. He holds a cedar wood harpoon under one arm, with a carved bone toggling head and sinew cord leash. The kayak itself is made with animal skin stretched over a cedar wood framework, echoing the construction of full-sized vessels. Additional bone toggles and leather thongs secure a second harpoon is lashed across the top, and a leather holster holds a miniature removable wooden rifle. For the Inuit, the kayak was essential for transportation, seal hunting, and fishing, and considered a hunter's most prized possession. Miniature versions such as this were crafted both as demonstrations for European traders fascinated by their ingenious design and later as souvenirs, toys, and works of art. Size: 19" L x 2.5" W x 7" H (48.3 cm x 6.4 cm x 17.8 cm)
Provenance: Private Tennessee, USA collection
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- Condition: The figure is removable, but is the torso only. Staining, discoloration, and flaking to the surface layers of the skin on the gun holster and cockpit. Some tears to sinew cords. Good condition.
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