An ancient Eskimo ulu with figural handleAn ancient Eskimo ulu with figural handleOld Bering Sea II or III, c. 100-500 A.D., St. Lawrence Island, the slate blade affixed to a handle with unusual figural composition, possibly depicting a transformation scene, the primary figure either a six-legged animal or a two-headed being with long-tusked walrus head at one end and a land mammal at the other, a second quadruped adjacent.length 3 3/4inProvenanceAlaska on Madison Gallery, New York, NY;Daniel and Martha Albrecht collection, acquired from the above