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UNIDENTIFIED NUU-CHAH-NULTH ARTIST
Lidded Pictorial Basket with Avian Forms and Whaling Scenes, c. 1980snatural grasses, dyes, and cedar bark, 5.25 x 5.5 x 5.5 in (13.3 x 14 x 14 cm)
unsigned.LOT 70
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800Further images
A finely woven, lidded Nuu-chah-nulth basket featuring geometric patterning alongside a veritable menagerie of images, including whaling crews, whales, sailing canoes, schools of fish, ducks, bald eagles, eagles with serpents,...A finely woven, lidded Nuu-chah-nulth basket featuring geometric patterning alongside a veritable menagerie of images, including whaling crews, whales, sailing canoes, schools of fish, ducks, bald eagles, eagles with serpents, and terns in a variety of colours. The shape of the peaked, knob-top lid is almost reminiscent of a historic whaling hat rendered in miniature scale. Nuu-chah-nulth baskets have long been staples of the Northwest Coast art market, with the most sought-after pieces featuring brightly dyed and complex pictorial storytelling, such as on this example.
Christopher W. Smith
Provenance
Collection of John and Joyce Price, Seattle.
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