Lot 16
ELI TAIT (1872-1949), Tsimshian
Lot 16 Details
ELI TAIT (1872-1949), Tsimshian
CHIEF KIAN MODEL TOTEM POLE
cedar wood, pigments, steel nails
signed on verso and inscribed in pen and ink "Thunder Bird / Eagle / Kian Totem of Ketchikan alaska / wolf"
7.5 x 2 x 2 in — 19.1 x 5.1 x 5.1 cm
Estimate $350-$550
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Provenance:
Private collection, Ontario
Note:
Related Works:
Hall, Michael D., Pat Glascock, Carvings and Commerce: Model Totem Poles 1880-2010, (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2011), p. 98, pl. 58-61.