VICTOR MICHAEL WEST, TLINGIT, CREE, AND CELTIC, VANCOUVER / UCLUELET, BC
titled, signed, and dated, "'Raven-Human' / Victor Michael West / Jan 2012".
ESTIMATE: $1,200 — $1,800
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Victor Michael West is a carver of mixed Tlingit, Cree, and Irish ancestry who belongs to the Raven Moiety of the Tlingit Nation, now residing on Vancouver Island in Nuu-chah-nulth territory. This paddle features a Raven carved in low relief and painted red and black on the blade and a human hand with a salmon-trout head carved and painted in red and black on the shaft. While the main body of the paddle is made of old growth red cedar, the grip is in the form of a soul catcher and is carved in yellow cedar.
Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto.Join Our Mailing List
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