GLEN RABENA (1953-), HAIDA, HORNBY ISLAND
Eagle Frontlet, c. mid-1980s
polychrome, cedar, and abalone, 7 x 5.75 x 1.5 in (17.8 x 14.6 x 3.8 cm)
signed, "RABENA".
LOT 80
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,320.00
signed, "RABENA".
LOT 80
ESTIMATE: $4,000 — $6,000
PRICE REALIZED: $4,320.00
Further images
Born in Wapato, Washington, Glen Rabena began carving in the Northwest Coast style in 1970 and was allowed to enrol in the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Native Art and...
Born in Wapato, Washington, Glen Rabena began carving in the Northwest Coast style in 1970 and was allowed to
enrol in the Gitanmaax School of Northwest Coast Native Art and Design at K’san in 1975, where he studied for two
years. For many years Rabena worked with Robert Davidson as an assistant, helping him create a large canoe and
Davidson’s poles for the sculpture garden at Pepsico World Headquarters sculpture garden. Claude Davidson, Robert’s
father, adopted Rabena as his son at a potlatch in 1986. Rabena carves masks, boxes, and bowls but is also known for his
jewellery, paintings, and prints. Rabena’s Eagle Frontlet is carved and ornamented in the classic Haida style.
Provenance
Potlatch Arts, Vancouver;A Montreal Collection.
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