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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST, SKIDEGATE, HAIDA GWAII
Model Totem Pole, c. 1880s-1900argillite, 8.5 x 3 x 2.75 in (21.6 x 7.6 x 7 cm)LOT 102
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500Further images
This is an unusual argillite model pole that features a large sea lion finial over a bear figure eating a human. While it is not uncommon for an argillite pole...This is an unusual argillite model pole that features a large sea lion finial over a bear figure eating a human. While it is not uncommon for an argillite pole to feature a naturalistic finial as the top figure, it is unusual for it to be the primary figure on a pole. The large sea lion on top of this pole is depicted in a quasi-naturalistic fashion that recalls argillite figural groups, particularly in the use of stippling to represent fur on the sea lion. The bear is depicted with large claws and teeth, in the grisly act of killing and eating a human.
Sarah Raven and Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
A Vancouver Collection.
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