JOHN WATTS, HAIDA/NISGA’A
Killer Whale Mask, c. 2018
red cedar wood, hammered cedar bark, paint, and string, 25 x 16.5 x 10 in (63.5 x 41.9 x 25.4 cm)
signed, "JOHN / WATTS".
signed, "JOHN / WATTS".
LOT 20
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
ESTIMATE: $3,000 — $5,000
John Watts is a Haida/Nisga’a artist and traditional dancer. This mask is carved in a customary Haida style with red primary formline and black secondary elements. The mask is carved...
John Watts is a Haida/Nisga’a artist and traditional dancer. This mask is carved in a customary Haida style with red primary formline and black secondary elements. The mask is carved in red cedar and features Killer Whale and Human imagery on the forehead, while the chin and cheeks, when viewed upside down, form an anthropomorphic, toothed being. The mask is carved in a classic Haida style, with large, well-formed eyes, sharply sculpted features, and perfect symmetry. The mask features a twisted cedar bark rope fringe and is framed by two bundles of hammered cedar bark.
CWS
CWS
Provenance
Haida Raven Gallery, Masset, B.C.;Acquired from the above by the Present Private Collection, Toronto, 15 August 2018.
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