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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Possibly JOHN CROSS (1867-1939) SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII, Model Totem Pole, c. 1910-1920
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Possibly JOHN CROSS (1867-1939) SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII, Model Totem Pole, c. 1910-1920
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Possibly JOHN CROSS (1867-1939) SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII, Model Totem Pole, c. 1910-1920
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Possibly JOHN CROSS (1867-1939) SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII, Model Totem Pole, c. 1910-1920

Possibly JOHN CROSS (1867-1939) SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII

Model Totem Pole, c. 1910-1920
argillite, 10.5 x 3 x 2.75 in (26.7 x 7.6 x 7 cm), measurements include later added wood base
unsigned.
LOT 104
ESTIMATE: $1,500 — $2,500
PRICE REALIZED: $2,040.00

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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Possibly JOHN CROSS (1867-1939) SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII, Model Totem Pole, c. 1910-1920
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Possibly JOHN CROSS (1867-1939) SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII, Model Totem Pole, c. 1910-1920
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Possibly JOHN CROSS (1867-1939) SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII, Model Totem Pole, c. 1910-1920
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Possibly JOHN CROSS (1867-1939) SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII, Model Totem Pole, c. 1910-1920
This multifigure argillite pole depicts an eagle, mountain goat, and possibly a Wasco consuming a human. The pole is stylistically similar to several by John Cross, particularly in the roundness...
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This multifigure argillite pole depicts an eagle, mountain goat, and possibly a Wasco consuming a human. The pole is stylistically similar to several by John Cross, particularly in the roundness of the sculpture, the way the nostrils, muzzles, and eyes of the figures are formed, and the slight flaring of the teeth on the goat figure. All of these features point to a possible attribution to John Cross. The wood base is a recent addition to the pole.


— Christopher W. Smith


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Private Collection, Calgary, AB.
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