{"product_id":"antique-scene-depicting-reindeer-herding-inupiaq-culture","title":"Antique Scene Depicting Reindeer Herding, Inupiaq Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScene Depicting Reindeer Herding, c. 1900\u003cbr\u003eInupiaq Culture, Alaska\u003cbr\u003efossil walrus ivory on ancient tool artifact\u003cbr\u003e2.5” high x 9” long x 1.5” deep\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eReindeer were introduced to the Inupiaq in the 1890’s as an emergency food source and to establish a new economic base. While not native to Alaska, herding quickly became a culturally significant tradition. Today, small, managed herds continue to roam the Seward Peninsula, providing food security and sustaining traditional lifeways for the Inupiaq people.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eProvenance: Private Collection of Jeffrey R. Myers, New York, NY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eJeffrey R. Myers is a leading specialist and field collector of ancient and antique Alaskan indigenous art, with a primary focus on archeological walrus ivory and mammoth ivory. Mr. Myers spent 28 summers living in remote Alaskan communities (primarily on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea). During this time, he lived alongside Native Alaskans as they excavated ancient, pre-historic ivories and tools.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quintana Galleries","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53310592712815,"sku":null,"price":1800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1813\/7073\/files\/IV26031_Scene_44e498dc-2efe-474a-9562-dd05129390a2.jpg?v=1782321525","url":"https:\/\/quintanagalleries.com\/products\/antique-scene-depicting-reindeer-herding-inupiaq-culture","provider":"Quintana Galleries","version":"1.0","type":"link"}