2041/​7018

A Greenlandic drilling set comprising a bow with inlaid bone plaques and a drill with bone point. East Greenland, c. 1900. L. 42 cm. (2)

Provenance: Ib Geertsen collection. Ib Geertsen, 1919–2009, was a Danish painter and sculptor. He also collected Greenlandic crafts and wrote about Greenlandic masks.

Condition

Wear due to age and use. Three bone plaques lacking. Minor chips.

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Auction

Greenlandic Craft - between Myths and Humans, 5 October 2020

Category

Ethnographica

Estimate

2,000–3,000 DKK

Sold

Price realised

1,850 DKK  

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