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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST
Model Totem Pole , c. 1960-70sargillite, 8.5 x 2.75 x 2.75 in (21.6 x 7 x 7 cm)
inscribed, "Skidegate / Mission, / B.C."LOT 18
ESTIMATE: $500 — $800Further images
This multifigured pole features a bear, or perhaps another large animal, clutching the potlatch rings of a Raven, which is seated upon the head of a Beaver holding a chew...This multifigured pole features a bear, or perhaps another large animal, clutching the potlatch rings of a Raven, which is seated upon the head of a Beaver holding a chew stick. The figures interact closely, touching and overlapping from one register to the next, yet each remains clearly distinct in form and identity.
Provenance
A Toronto Collection.
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