LOUIE SCOW, KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW, ALERT BAY / POWELL RIVER, BC
Hamatsa Raven Rattle-Clapper, 27 Aug 2000
cedar wood, hammered cedar bark, acrylic paint, and pebbles or shot [?], 12.25 x 20.5 x 3.5 in (31.1 x 52.1 x 8.9 cm)
titled, HAMATSA RAVEN / RATTLE-CLAPPER";
signed, dated, inscribed, "LOUIE SCOW / 27/08/00 / ALERT BAY / KWAKWA KAWAKW".
titled, HAMATSA RAVEN / RATTLE-CLAPPER";
signed, dated, inscribed, "LOUIE SCOW / 27/08/00 / ALERT BAY / KWAKWA KAWAKW".
LOT 59
ESTIMATE: $300 — $400
ESTIMATE: $300 — $400
Further images
In contrast to a statically carved raven rattle, this Hamatsa Raven Rattle-Clapper can almost speak for itself by design. Much like its larger brethren in the Raven mask, this clapper...
In contrast to a statically carved raven rattle, this Hamatsa Raven Rattle-Clapper can almost speak for itself by design. Much like its larger brethren in the Raven mask, this clapper rattle has two partially hollowed out halves, with one that is hinged as a lower jaw to the larger upper beak and head. With simple movement, the wood strikes itself with a loud clack, a voice from the wood. Similarly to the larger masks, this rattle features a spray of cedar bark hair, both on top of Raven’s head and coming down from his chin. In the Hamatsa ceremony, an enactment mapping the struggle between chaotic, destructive, and civilized forces, Raven’s loud clacking can represent the equally loud, terrifying presence of the supernatural world.
Provenance
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