Carved Ivory Portrayal of Inuit Drummer and Dancing Figure Margot De Taxco It is in excellent condition

It is in excellent condition and shows great age and wear

This shield-shaped brooch by known silversmiths Edmund Boker and Ernest Gould dates from the early 1920s

I don't know if it gets much better

It is a slightly oval with small loops along the rim

A very visual and unusual treatment

Carved Ivory Portrayal of Inuit Drummer and Dancing Figure Margot De Taxco It is in excellent conditionThis is an exceptional carving of one of the pleasures of Inuit life in the winter. The carvings are not static. You sense the movement and energy of the moment. The two figures are on a fossilized walrus ivory base. This carving is unusual and very well done. H. of figure 1 "; L. of base 3 "; W. of base 1 " c. 1960 #8895