Seated Chukchi figure

Posted by Anthony JP Meyer | June 13, 2023 | Selection of works - Meyer Gallery
200 BC – 300 ADEastern coastal Siberia

A rare powerfully carved, seated figure with classic features.
Maritime Chukchi, called Anqallyt (“the sea people”) in the Chukchi language, Eastern coastal Siberia.
Mineralized walrus tusk (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).
7 cm.
Price on request.