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Lot 42

Raymond (Ray) Williams (1933-1988), Nuu-Chah-Nulth

Raymond (Ray) Williams (1933-1988), Nuu-Chah-Nulth
Lot 42 Details
Raymond (Ray) Williams (1933-1988), Nuu-Chah-Nulth

SISIUTL MODEL TOTEM POLE, 1965

wood, paint, steel nails
signed and dated verso; inscribed "Raymond Williams / Victoria B.C. / August 27/65"
12 x 15 x 1.75 in — 30.5 x 38.1 x 4.4 cm

Estimate $400-$600

Realised: $450
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Raymond (Ray) Williams (1933-1988), Nuu-Chah-Nulth
  • Raymond (Ray) Williams (1933-1988), Nuu-Chah-Nulth
  • Raymond (Ray) Williams (1933-1988), Nuu-Chah-Nulth
  • Raymond (Ray) Williams (1933-1988), Nuu-Chah-Nulth
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto, ON

Note:

Related Works:
Michael D. Hall, Pat Glascock, Carvings and Commerce: Model Totem Poles 1880-2010, (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2011), 156-158.

Further Reading:
https://www.waddingtons.ca/art-of-the-model-totem-pole/

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