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Artworks
DAVID KONKETAH (1871-1925) TLINGIT
Model Totem Pole, c. 1910cedar wood, pigment, and abalone shell, 20 x 3.5 x 3.75 in (50.8 x 8.9 x 9.5 cm)
unsigned.LOT 21
ESTIMATE: $3,500 — $5,000Further images
David Konketah was an accomplished, Sitka-based Tlingit artist who created objects for sale and community usage. He was known for his model poles that featured perfect ovoid eyes, well-developed arms...David Konketah was an accomplished, Sitka-based Tlingit artist who created objects for sale and community usage. He was known for his model poles that featured perfect ovoid eyes, well-developed arms and legs, prominent mouths and cheeks, and monoxylous, cube-shaped bases. There are several pieces by him in the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka.
This pole is an earlier example of Konketah’s work that features deep carving rather than painting. It depicts a pair of ravens and a wolf. The dark stain and inlaid abalone recall the work of fellow Sitka Tlingit carver and contemporary, Rudolph Walton (1867-1951), who undoubtedly influenced Konketah’s art.
Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
Private Collection, Calgary.
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