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Artworks
JACK JAMES (c. 1902-1980) KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW
Eagle Mask, c. 1960s-1970scedar wood, hammered cedar bark, and paint, 15.5 x 8 x 7.5 in (39.4 x 20.3 x 19.1 cm), measurements reflect dimensions with hammered cedar bark
unsigned.LOT 44
ESTIMATE: $2,500 — $3,500Further images
This finely carved and brightly painted Eagle Mask is exactly what one hopes to find in a Jack James mask: clean lines, vivid colour, and a high-contrast paint scheme built...This finely carved and brightly painted Eagle Mask is exactly what one hopes to find in a Jack James mask: clean lines, vivid colour, and a high-contrast paint scheme built on a white ground. The Eagle is painted in white, black, orange, and red, with incised forms outlined in white. That white ground serves both to sharpen and to heighten the two-dimensional aspects of the design. A tuft of hammered cedar bark rises from the top of the Eagle’s head in a nod to the customary masks James also created for community use. Works such as this make clear why James is so often compared to both Willie Seaweed (c. 1873-1967) and Henry Speck (1908-1971).
CWS
Provenance
Bob Martineau, Simoom Sound, BC;
Acquired from the above by a former curator at the Glenbow Museum, Calgary, c. 1960;
by descent in the family.
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