UNIDENTIFIED NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST
unsigned.
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500
Further images
This larger, well-carved Nuu-chah-nulth model pole was made by an unidentified artist whose work was sold by the Hudson Bay Fur Company in Seattle, Washington [1]. This pole features, from top: an Eagle, Sea Wolf (note the dorsal fin between the ears), Raven, Frog, and Bear. There are some classic Nuu-chah-nulth design features on this work, particularly the oversized, flat ears with wide u-forms, the almond-shaped eyes, and the shape of the Bear figure’s face and snout. The pole is brightly painted in white, blue, green, yellow, brown, and orange. The pole features a subtle panel behind the figures and terminates in a monoxylous base that is mounted onto a secondary beveled base.
1. There is a similar pole by this same maker in a Hudson Bay Fur Company catalogue from 1905. The catalogue is in a private collection, but First Arts can provide a photo upon request.
Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
Private Collection, NYJoin Our Mailing List
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