ANGELIQUE MERASTY (1924-1996) CREE
Two Birch Bark Bitings, c. 1980
each incised birch bark, the first: 9.75 x 6.25 in (24.8 x 15.9 cm) / the second: sight, oval: 3.75 x 4.5 in (9.5 x 10.8 cm)
the first: repeated butterfly motif surrounding a snowflake;
the second: repeating alternated bird and petal motifs.
the first: signed, "ᐊᐣᒋᓬᐟᒪ ᕒᐢᑎᐦ.
the second: unsigned.
LOT 39
ESTIMATE: $200 — $400
the first: repeated butterfly motif surrounding a snowflake;
the second: repeating alternated bird and petal motifs.
the first: signed, "ᐊᐣᒋᓬᐟᒪ ᕒᐢᑎᐦ.
the second: unsigned.
LOT 39
ESTIMATE: $200 — $400
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Provenance
Ex. Coll. Dr. and Mrs George MacDonaldLiterature
For a similar work to the second, see Wigwas : Bark Biting by Angelique Merasty, exh. cat., Thunder Bay National Exhibition Centre and Centre for Indian Art, 1983, no. 9, "Bird Design."Join Our Mailing List
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