Eskimo Sealskin Dance Mitten

Description:

Eskimo Sealskin Dance Mitten, c. 1900, red pigment overall, seal hair fringe on one end, and with multiple red and natural colored walrus tusk rattles strung on sinew, lg. 24 1/2 in.
Estimate $600-800


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