UNIDENTIFIED QUILEUTE or MAKAH ARTIST
Grouse Rattle, c. 1990s / 2000s
cedar wood, leather, twine, hardwood, pebbles or stones [?], and pigment, 3.25 x 12 x 3 in (8.3 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm), measurements reflect dimensions without custom stand.
unsigned.
unsigned.
LOT 149
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
ESTIMATE: $1,000 — $1,500
Grouse rattles were historically made by Quileute and Makah peoples on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. This highly stylized example has stripped the essence of the Grouse rattle down...
Grouse rattles were historically made by Quileute and Makah peoples on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State. This highly stylized example has stripped the essence of the Grouse rattle down to its most basic elements and presented it as a sleek, minimalist sculpture. What remains is a study on material, line, and pure form that exists as both a functional rattle and a work of fine art.
CWS
Provenance
An Important Private Collection, Camano Island, WA;by descent in the family to present Private Collection.
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