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Artworks
ELTON LAFONTAINE (1974-) CREE, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Kwakwaka'wakw Style Portrait Mask, 2003cedar wood, acrylic, and cedar bark, 10 x 10 x 5.5 in (25.4 x 25.4 x 14 cm), measurements reflect dimensions without cedar bark fringe;
dated and signed, "2003 / Elton / Lafontaine".LOT 63
ESTIMATE: $400 — $600
PRICE REALIZED: $312.00Further images
Elton Lafontaine was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1974. He moved to British Columbia as a young adult and began to seek teachers and opportunities to carve Northwest Coast pieces....Elton Lafontaine was born in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1974. He moved to British Columbia as a young adult and began to seek teachers and opportunities to carve Northwest Coast pieces. He trained with Emile Thibert who was also a prairie artist working in Northwest Coast style.
Portrait masks are used to relate individual stories and histories as oral culture is passed onto the next generation.
Gary WyattProvenance
Important Private Collection, Pittsburgh, PA.
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