Vintage Alaskan Inuit Yo Yo - Beautiful Example Old Indian

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Vintage Alaskan Inuit Yo Yo - Beautiful Example Old Indian. Condition is "Used". Shipped with USPS Priority Mail.
Eskimo yo-yo[a] or Alaska yo-yo[b] (Central Yupik: yuuyuuk;[19] Inupiaq: igruuraak) is a traditional two-balled skill toy played and performed by the Eskimo-speaking Alaska Natives, such as Inupiat, Siberian Yupik, and Yup'ik. It resembles fur-covered bolas and yo-yo. It is regarded as one of the most simple, yet most complex, cultural artifacts/toys in the world.[8][9] The Eskimo yo-yo involves simultaneously swinging two sealskin balls suspended on caribou sinew strings in opposite directions with one hand. It is popular with Alaskans and tourists alike.[10] This traditional toy is two unequal lengths of twine, joined together, with hand-made leather objects (balls, bells, hearts) at the ends of the twine.[20][c]