UNIDENTIFIED COAST SALISH OR NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST
Model Canoe with Paddles, c. 1980s
each cedar wood, the canoe: 3.25 x 17.25 x 2.25 in (8.3 x 43.8 x 5.7 cm) / the largest paddle: length: 11 in (27.9 cm), and smaller
LOT 68
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
Further images
This Coast Salish model canoe likely comes from the Puget Sound or Olympic Peninsula regions of Washington State. As can be seen today in events such as the Paddle to...
This Coast Salish model canoe likely comes from the Puget Sound or Olympic Peninsula regions of Washington State. As can be seen today in events such as the Paddle to Seattle, dugout cedar canoes remain a central feature in the cultural lives and livelihoods of Coast Salish peoples throughout their territories. The larger model canoe is carved out of one piece of red cedar with a prow that’s been formed into the head, ears, and long snout of a canid of some sort. This canoe comes with four (4) well carved miniature paddles and one (1) larger steering paddle.
CWS
CWS
Provenance
An Important Private Collection, Camano Island, WA;by descent in the family to present Private Collection.
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