Lot 36
COREY MORAES (b. 1970)
Lot 36 Details
COREY MORAES (b. 1970), Tsimshian
HUMAN FORM MASK, 2001
yellow cedar, acrylic paint, silver, cedar bark, horse hair, abalone, sinew, feathers
signed, titled and dated
22 x 9 x 4 in — 55.9 x 22.9 x 10.2 cm
Estimate $800-$1,200
Realised: $984
Price Includes Buyer's Premium
Important:
This lot is located in Vancouver. Local pick up by special arrangement; shipment from Vancouver only.
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Provenance:
Private Collection, British Columbia
Note:
Corey Moraes is of Tsimshian heritage, belonging to the raven clan of the Lax Kw’aLaams Band. Moraes apprenticed under Tsimshian carver David Boxley and worked with Kwakwaka'wakw master carver Dwayne Simeon.
Moraes' work can be seen in numerous publications, galleries, and collections in North America, England and Japan. In 2010, he was the recipient of the Aboriginal Traditional Visual Art Award.