ANTIQUE CARVED HORN BOX

A rare antique carved box believed to have been made from bighorn sheep, attributed to the Inupiaq peoples of northern Alaska, with salamander lid and allover carved design, height 10.8cm (4 1/4in), width 14cm (5 1/2in); Note: the salamander is the symbol of re-incarnation, leading experts to believe this was probably a medicine box