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Artworks
ROSS SHEAKLEY, TLINGIT
Model Killer Whale Fin Form Halibut Hookcedar wood and twine, 12 x 5 x 1.5 in (30.5 x 12.7 x 3.8 cm)
signed, "Ross Sheakley".LOT 7
ESTIMATE: $900 — $1,200Further images
Ross Sheakley is a Tlingit artist from the Shangukeidi (Eagle/Thunderbird Clan) of Klukwan. Sheakley studied carving under his stepfather, Horace Marks (Tlingit, 1914-1994), and also took art classes from Bill...Ross Sheakley is a Tlingit artist from the Shangukeidi (Eagle/Thunderbird Clan) of Klukwan. Sheakley studied carving under his stepfather, Horace Marks (Tlingit, 1914-1994), and also took art classes from Bill Holm, before attaining his Associates of Arts at the University of Alaska Faribanks. [1] This halibut hook model is constructed of two pieces of red cedar hafted together with twine wrappings and a wooden barb. The carved side features a Killer Whale dorsal fin with an anthropomorphic face.
1. Aaron Katzeek. Nd. Traditional Tlingit Sculpturing. Alaskool. http://www.alaskool.org/projects/jdhs25projects/AKatzeek/AKatzeekindex.html. Accessed 26 August 2026.
CWSProvenance
An Important Private Collection, Camano Island, WA;
by descent in the family to present Private Collection.
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