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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST, Hollowback Model Totem Pole, c. 1900-1910
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST, Hollowback Model Totem Pole, c. 1900-1910
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST, Hollowback Model Totem Pole, c. 1900-1910
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UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST

Hollowback Model Totem Pole, c. 1900-1910
argillite, 9.75 x 3 x 2.25 in (24.8 x 7.6 x 5.7 cm)
unsigned.
LOT 104
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500

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  • Hollowback Model Totem Pole
This finely carved two-figure argillite model totem pole rests on a thick rectangular base with chamfered edges and has a subtly hollowed back. The lower figure, a robust bear with...
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This finely carved two-figure argillite model totem pole rests on a thick rectangular base with chamfered edges and has a subtly hollowed back. The lower figure, a robust bear with a broad snout and wide, toothy mouth, sits with its legs tucked beneath, leaning against a large, flat panel. Perched atop its ears is a second, smaller bear, its posture upright and composed. Cradled between its feet is an enigmatic sea creature, distinguished by textured skin and a modest dorsal fin.


Steven C. Brown with First Arts


References: See the section on argillite late model poles in Peter L. Macnair and Alan J. Hoover, The Magic Leaves: A History of Haida Argillite Carving, (Victoria: Royal BC Museum, 1984/2002), pp. 127-138. See also Leslie Drew and Douglas Wilson, Argillite: Art of the Haida, (Vancouver: Hancock House, 1980), pp. 216-227.
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Provenance

Private Collection, BC;
Walker's Auctions, Ottawa, November 2014, Lot 158;
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, Ottawa.
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