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Artworks
JONATHAN JACOBSON, KWAKWA̱KA̱ʼWAKW, FORT RUPERT, BC
Hamatsa Raven Mask, c. 2010scedar wood, hammered cedar bark, acrylic paint, and rope, 44 x 52 x 10 in (111.8 x 132.1 x 25.4 cm), measurements reflect dimensions with cedar bark fringe
signed and inscribed, "John Jacobson / Tsakis BC"LOT 81
ESTIMATE: $5,000 — $8,000Further images
With its huge scale and functional “clacking” beak, this Raven Mask embodies all of the splendor and drama of a Hamatsa performance in a Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Big House. This classic rendering...With its huge scale and functional “clacking” beak, this Raven Mask embodies all of the splendor and drama of a Hamatsa performance in a Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw Big House. This classic rendering of a Hamatsa Raven Mask, by Fort Rupert artist Jonathan Jacobson, clearly shows the influence of Willie Seaweed with its high contrast white, black, and red paint job and the way he has lined the inside lids of the Raven’s eyes with red paint. As is customary, this large scale mask is framed by hammered and shredded red cedar bark and twisted red cedar bark rope, again a fine tribute to the late, great Willie Seaweed.
CWS
Provenance
An Ontario Collection.
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