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Artworks
JACOB LEWIS (1955-) SQUAMISH COAST SALISH
Birds Surrounding Sun Eclipse , c. 2015yellow cedar wood, pāua shells, and acrylic paint, 12 x 11.75 x 1.75 in (30.5 x 29.8 x 4.4 cm)
titled and inscribed, " Birds / Surrounding / Sun / Eclipse / 88 Paua Shells";
signed and inscribed, "Jacob B. Lewis / Cheakamas Tribe / Squamish First Nation / Coast Salish / Cheekye B.C. Canada".LOT 39
ESTIMATE: $600 — $900Further images
Squamish artist Jacob Louis is known for his elaborately inlaid carvings, often incorporating dozens of shell inlays in a single carving. This plaque, which has a diameter of right around...Squamish artist Jacob Louis is known for his elaborately inlaid carvings, often incorporating dozens of shell inlays in a single carving. This plaque, which has a diameter of right around a foot, has over 80 inlays across the design. The plaque depicts the Sun surrounded by six Eagles, a motif that Lewis often returns to and creates at different scales, from larger panels to pendant-sized medallions. The Sun and Eagles are carved in yellow cedar and are painted somewhat sparingly in red, yellow, blue/green, and black. In lieu of much paint, Lewis has filled virtually all of the tertiary space within the design with inlaid pāua shells, creating a distinctive vision of Northwest Coast art.
—Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
Gallery Indigena, Stratford, Ontario;
Acquired from the above by a Private Collection, accompanied by a copy of the invoice, dated 26 July 2015;
Estate of the above.
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