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Artworks
ELI TAIT (1872-1949) TSIMSHIAN, METLAKATLA, ALASKA
Grouse Bowl, c. 1930cedar wood and acrylic paint, 3 x 9 x 3.25 in (7.6 x 22.9 x 8.3 cm)
with an affixed label, handwritten in black ink in an unknown hand, "GROUSE / KLAWOK ALASKA".
LOT 94
ESTIMATE: $800 — $1,200Further images
The present work is a striking carved and painted grouse bowl by Alaskan Tsimshian artist Eli Tait, a prolific and inventive carver active in the first half of the 20th...The present work is a striking carved and painted grouse bowl by Alaskan Tsimshian artist Eli Tait, a prolific and inventive carver active in the first half of the 20th century. Best known for his Good Luck model poles, Tait also produced small-scale feast dishes for sale [1]. This example is vividly painted in grey, black, red, blue, green, and yellow, and depicts a nesting grouse with an open beak, protruding tongue, and etched formline designs across its wings.
1. Similar bowls can be seen in a historic photo of Tait at his work bench held by the University of Washington Library and Archive (Negative number NA3537).
Sarah Raven with Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
A Vancouver Collection.
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