AN ESKIMO SLED MODEL

细节
AN ESKIMO SLED MODEL
Of elongated form, sides curving upwards to handles at one end, the wood parts bound with thin strands of gut, wood pegs and nails only at top, two handles on end with star motif in wood frame oval, four legs supporting two blades at base
31.5in. (80cm.) long

拍品专文

Miles (1963, p. 224, 12.8) publishes a similar model in the Robert Lowie museum, noting that such medium-sized dog sleds were used to carry household goods or food in travel to the igloo.