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Box

Turkey, Ottoman, circa 1640

Wood

Tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, wood, ivory and bone inlay

Archaeologists believe that the Whale Bone Alley of Yttygran Island, Siberia was built as a shrine and sacred meeting place by the Inuit in the 14th century. At the time, there was a temporary Ice Age that resulted in a prolonged winter, and food shortages that could have led to conflicts between Inuit tribes. Whale Bone Alley may have been the neutral place where they could come together to discuss their problems, take part in sacrificial offerings, and store their meat in the square pits that once existed between the bone walls. 

The Cliffs on the Aran Islands   -   Charles Vincent Lamb 

Irish,  1893-1965

White commode     -   Jan van Heel , 1952.

Dutch  1898-1990

Procession of Souls, 1890