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Legacy of Luxury: Native American Beadwork, Navajo Rugs & 18th C. French Artistry Sale

Sat, Mar 29, 2025 11:00AM EDT
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Join us for our Legacy of Luxury Auction on March 29th, which includes nearly 800 lots of high-end antiquities ranging from historic 19th-century Navajo Blankets, a large Beadwork collection, and Western to 18th-century French furniture and artistry. North American Auction Company tucker@naabid.com
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Inuit Ralph M. Kowchee Seal Skin Scrimshaw 1973
Lot 341

Inuit Ralph M. Kowchee Seal Skin Scrimshaw 1973

Estimate: $300 - $600
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For your consideration is this beautifully crafted parfleche seal skin scrimshaw done by White Mountain Tribe (Inuit) member Ralph M. Kowchee (1939-2003) in 1973. This piece of artwork has been done on a piece of parfleche seal skin, making this a scrimshaw piece from the White Mountain Tribe (Inuit). It shows a man rowing in a canoe coming back or going to a fishing expedition. He is bundled in warm clothes and has a bag on the back of his canoe as the sun or moon shines down from above. It is signed in the bottom right hand corner in black ink reading, "Ralph M. Kowchee / Alaska '73". It is set in a plastic frame and shows good condition overall with little to no wear present on the artwork or frame. The piece measures 8 1/8" L x 10 1/8" W and weighs 7 ounces.

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