Sale 100 Lot 1016  

INUIT HAND-PAINTED CARVED WOODEN RATTLE. late 19th-early 20th century. Bears tag reading "Part of Col Ayer's collection. Most of this collection is in the Field Museum. Genuine and rare" - App. 11 1/2 in. long.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

NOTE: Edward Ayer was a Chicago businessman and a collector of Native American artifacts; he was an early benefactor of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
PROVENANCE: Professor John Hirschfield, Baltimore, MD

Sold for $650

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