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Artworks
GLEN HARRIS, GITXSAN (GITKSAN)
Gitksan Warrior Maskcedar wood, cedar bark, and acrylic paint, 12.5 x 10.5 x 6 in (31.8 x 26.7 x 15.2 cm)
signed, titled, and inscribed, "GLEN / HARRIS / GITKSAN / WARRIOR / B.C.".LOT 16
ESTIMATE: $300 — $500
PRICE REALIZED: $312.00Further images
A mask depicting a warrior by Gitxsan artist Glen Harris. Although Harris is Gitxsan, he carves in a Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw style. This mask is no exception. This mask is carved in...A mask depicting a warrior by Gitxsan artist Glen Harris. Although Harris is Gitxsan, he carves in a Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw style. This mask is no exception. This mask is carved in red cedar with black and red painted accents. The faceted structures that make up the features of the face, undulating design forms around the mouth, circular eyes, and hammered cedar bark framing the head are all diagnostic features of Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw-style art.
Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
Important Private Collection, Pittsburgh, PA.
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