This Inupiaq feast bowl was collected in 1934 in Wales, Alaska. The ivory carvings on this bowl repr
This Inupiaq feast bowl was collected in 1934 in Wales, Alaska. The ivory carvings on this bowl represent adult bowhead whales, a beluga whale and other animals. Blue beads on the whale figures mark the location of the animal’s life force and the place where the harpooner aims. Image: National Museum of the American Indian Photo Services -- source link
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