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Artworks
DEREK WILSON (1950-2011) HAISLA
Feast Spoon, late 1990ssilver, goat horn, and abalone, 8 x 1.75 x 1 in (20.3 x 4.4 x 2.5 cm)
stamped with artist's initials, "DW".LOT 6
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
PRICE REALIZED: $384.00Further images
This elegant spoon is the late Derek Wilson’s interpretation of 19th century mixed media horn spoons that combine the classic carved goat horn handle with a hand engraved silver bowl....This elegant spoon is the late Derek Wilson’s interpretation of 19th century mixed media horn spoons that combine the classic carved goat horn handle with a hand engraved silver bowl. Taken as a whole composition, the spoon may depict a Sea Bear, with the upper half of the creature’s bear-like head and dorsal fin carved in horn, while the two-dimensional tail is engraved in the silver bowl. The tail also frames the face of an anthropomorphic killer whale woman with labret.
— Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
Private Collection, Calgary.
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