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Thule Inuit Alaskan Tingmiujang Game Bird

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:10.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 75.00 USD
Thule Inuit Alaskan Tingmiujang Game Bird
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Carved Walrus Material in the Form of a Snow Goose. 1 1/4" by 5/8". Native made prior to 1972. This item cannot be shipped to Oregon, California, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Internationally, or any other state that prohibits. Tingmiujang Gaming bird with a hole at the back for carrying it on a cord. The bird is probably carved from a walrus tooth , and as is typical, in the form of a floating bird. The game that this is used for came into Alaska, Northern Canada and Greenland about 1000 years ago with the Thule culture, the ancient ancestors of the present day Inuit. Used within the game "tingmiujang" during which the birds were shaken in the hands of the first player, and thrown upward. Upon falling, those pieces that happened to stand upright would be taken by the player whom they faced. The players would take turns throwing until the last figure was claimed, the winner being the one with the greatest number of birds. Most of the birds have evidence of a hole drilled within the tail region, allowing the set to be strung on sinew for storage or transport.