Offered by Kim J. Nazzi
An Inuit polar bear in walrus tusk from the region around the village of Uelen of the Chukotka peninsula on the Bering Sea (Soviet Union).
Circa 1900.
Dimensions: L 7,2cm ; H 4,5cm
Provenance : acquired from a Belgian art dealer during the BRUNEAF CULTURES fair in June 2019 ; previously in a private collection in Saint Petersburg
References: similar carvings can be found in the "State Museum of Oriental Arts" (department Siberian & Far North Art) in Moscow
