Narwhal Tusk

bone
163.19 cms x 3.8 cms x 3.81 cms (64.25 ins x 1.5 ins x 64.25 ins)
Some cracks in base noted; otherwise in good condition and point intact; lot includes a sworn affidavit from the consignor stating history; previously owned by norman bethune sanson, retired curator of the banff park museum and later purchased from sanson's estate in the early 1970's by jon whyte [also of banff]
sculpted in 1970