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THB19th C. Vancouver Haida Argillite Boat w/ Totem Animals
Lot 199b
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient, and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Fossils, more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Satisfaction guaranteed. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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First Nations, Pacific Northwest Coast, Canada, British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Haida people, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. A beautiful and early example of a hand-carved argillite statue of totemic animals seated in a boat. At the stern is an eagle, next is a bearded human, a wolf or bear, and a frog at the front. The boat has a whale headed stern and prow, the heads of all animals are inlaid with nacre disc eyes. The underside has an antique label and handwritten "NWC Bird, Beast, Wolf, + Frog, 3CTEB Vancouver Island B.C." Carvings often illustrate traditional stories of Haida culture; the exact meaning of this sculpture is unknown but may be a scene from a creation story or Raven Tales. Size: 10" L x 2" W x 3.5" H (25.4 cm x 5.1 cm x 8.9 cm)
Argillite is a fine grained sedimentary rock that is essentially made of mud and ooze; it often has a smooth and lustrous appearance like this example. In the 19th century, the Haida people began to carve this material as a trade good for visiting Europeans and Americans, because of the decline of their traditional economic practice of fishing. Items like this one served as a way to show their artistic merit and introduce some of their iconography to the outside world, and carvers in the 19th to early 20th century did not sign their works.
Provenance: private Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA collection
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#178000Surface wear, nicks and chips, otherwise intact without repairs. Abrasions and chips to nacre shell inlays. Old label on base, otherwise unsigned.Condition
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