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LOT 86

Lot 86

Unidentified Artist, in the Kwakwaka'wakw manner

Unidentified Artist, in the Kwakwaka'wakw manner
Lot 86 Details
Unidentified Artist, in the Kwakwaka'wakw manner

MODEL TOTEM POLE AFTER CHIEF WAKIUS POLE, ALERT BAY, CA. 1930

wood, paint, steel nails
Stamp verso reads "The Thunder bird Vancouver Canada Trade Mark W.L. Webber Scenery Shop, Vancouver, BC"; followed by a lengthy hand written inscription identifying elements of the pole
25.5 x 7 x 5 in — 64.8 x 17.8 x 12.7 cm

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $6,000
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Unidentified Artist, in the Kwakwaka'wakw manner
  • Unidentified Artist, in the Kwakwaka'wakw manner
  • Unidentified Artist, in the Kwakwaka'wakw manner
  • Unidentified Artist, in the Kwakwaka'wakw manner
  • Unidentified Artist, in the Kwakwaka'wakw manner
Provenance:

The Scenery Shop, Vancouver, ca. 1930
Steve Akerman Collection
Richard Bahnman, Vancouver, BC, 9 Jan 2014
A Prominent Vancouver Collection, BC

Literature:

Michael D. Hall, Pat Glascock, Carvings and Commerce, Model Totem Poles 1880-2010 (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2011), 117, pl. 93.

Exhibited:

The Tourist Totem, Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK, 25 Jun-19 Sep 2010

CONDITION DETAILS

Condition commensurate with age.
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