#36 • Jawbone Club-Form Object with Ivory, Scrimshaw & Leather-Wrapped Grip

Part of November 2026 Discovery Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $5.00

Status: Available

Bidding closes Nov 1, 2026 6:12 PM AKST

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A club-form object constructed from an animal jawbone, tentatively identified as caribou, retaining three molars. A pointed pale blade is lashed to the upright end, while a granulated ivory element forms the opposite terminal. Ochre-colored suede or leather wraps the grip and continues into a wrist loop. Faint scrimshaw imagery survives on the jaw surface, and indistinct initials are incised near the ivory terminal. The bone and ivory show discoloration, fissures and rough areas, with wear to the leather wrapping. Overall dimensions are approximately 16 inches long by 0.75 inch thick by 10 inches high.