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Artworks
ELI TAIT (1872-1949) TSIMSHIAN, METLAKATLA, ALASKA
Model Totem, c. 1920-1940carved and polychromed, 7.25 x 2.5 x 2.25 in (18.4 x 6.3 x 5.7 cm)
carved in a stacked arrangement with an eagle clutching a salmon atop a a seated bear;
signed and inscribed, "Eli Tait / Metlakatla / Alaska";
further inscribed by the artist in black ink, "Good Luck / Totem / Eagle / Salmon / Bear".
further inscribed, "RCAF / 115 BR 5 QD / Annette Island / Alaska / Nov 10 1942".
LOT 40
ESTIMATE: $200 — $300
PRICE REALIZED: $418.20Further images
Provenance
Private Collection, Toronto.