(100+) Collection, Inuit Carved Walrus Tusk & More

Lot description

(collection) Large quantity of Alaskan Inuit carved walrus items collected by Leonie von Zesch who resided in Alaska from 1915 to 1930, including: (57) good luck Billiken figures ranging in height from 0.75" to 4.75"; (1) beaded necklace 25.5"l; (1) beaded necklace 36"l; (1) snowflake necklace, 15.5"l; (1) spoon with moose and walrus, 7.5"l; (2) totem poles, largest: 5.25"h; (1) two side-by-side Billiken figures with handle, 3"h; (1) bear fighting walrus, 3.75"h; (1) standing bear, 3.25"h; (1) carving with three monkeys, see, speak, hear no evil, 3"w; (2) napkin rings, (one) with scrimshaw fish, (one) with carved Billiken; (6) pendants, Billiken faces, bear face, walrus face; (11) small animals, rabbit, dog, seals, birds; (5) animals, walrus, dog wolf, bear, seal, largest: 3.5"w; (3) button hook with gold inlaid initials, scraper, cigarette holder with Billiken; (1) walrus Billiken; (3) petrified pieces, teeth; (1) cribbage board, 7.5"l; (2) dog with sled, 4.5"l, carved tab 2.5"h wolves and walrus; (1) seal skin covered kayak with two figures, 17.5"l; (1) pump drill for tusk carving, steel head, stone balance and sinew, 16.5"l; (2) bow and arrow; (1) box joined by sinew and pegs, scrimshaw scenes, 1"h, 4"w, 1.5"d; (1) box, the lid with carved elk, approx 1.5"h, 5"w, 2.5"d; (1) elk, 4"l including removable antlers; (1) small box with carved railroad scene on lid (possibly Japanese), 1"h, 1.75"w, 1.5"d; (2) mastodon and elk, largest: 3.5"l; (1) Leonie von Zesch autobiography book; (3) photos, 11lbs total (all measurements approximate) Provenance: From the estate of Leonie von Meusebach?Zesch (1882-1944), an early female dentist who practiced in Texas, Arizona, California and who lived in Alaska 1915-1930. She was a dental surgeon for the U.S. Army following the1906 San Francisco earthquake and practiced dentistry in Arizona on the Hopi and Navajo reservations, the camps of the Civilian Conversation Corps, and even in a California prison form women. The attached photo portrait was taken in 1902, the other photo of Leonie and walrus taken July 30, 1929 near the Sea Horse Islands, Alaska. Her autobiography is available in book form: "Leonie: A Woman Ahead of Her Time" Lime Orchard Publications, 2011, and online at Wikipedia. Start Price: $200.00