Lot 191
Native Alaskan Fishing Tools + Cedarwood Float Carving
Native Alaskan Fishing Tools + Cedarwood Float Carving
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Native American / First Nations, Northwestern United States, Alaska, or Canada, Inuit culture, ca. mid-20th century CE. This collection comprises traditional Native Alaskan fishing implements alongside a cedarwood float carving. The curved cedar piece serves as a short fishing pole and reel, wound with cotton line attached to a baleen hook. Three barbed iron hooks are mounted on shimmering abalone shell and polished bone lures, shaped to mimic bait fish and attract larger catches. Completing the set is a carved cedar float, its charred rounded form featuring a stylized human face - an artful transformation of traditional fishing net floats or beads, often produced as sale pieces. Size of cedar fishing rod: 15" L x 1" W (38.1 cm x 2.5 cm)
Provenance: private El Dorado Hills, California, USA collection
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- Condition: Hooks are sharp, handle with care. The cedar pole has an inscription written in pencil that is nearly indiscernible. The baleen hook tip is broken off and some fraying to the sinew wrapping. Green patina and oxidation to the iron hooks and brass / copper wires on the lures. Cedar float carving has some abrasions and chips, but otherwise intact.
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