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THBEarly 20th C. Northwest Coast Haida Argillite Totem
Lot 104e
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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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2018-11-08 10:00:00
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- Lot Description
Native American, northern Pacific Northwest Coast, British Columbia, Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Island), Haida, ca. early 20th century CE, purportedly carved by Haida artist Captain Andrew Brown (1879 - 1962). A beautiful and intriguing totem pole, hand-carved from jet-black argillite, depicting an abstract winged anthropomorphic figure atop a slanted rectangular plinth. The squatting figure rests upon clawed feet with a large pair of feathered wings covering the majority of the torso. A singular human hand is shown extending upwards along the chest. The expressive visage is defined by an upturned nose, huge circular eyes topped with incised brows, a frowning mouth filled with miniscule teeth, and an incised, back-swept coiffure. The figure is topped with a large conical cap which is surmounted by a double-headed eagle. The double-headed eagle is not a traditional Haida zoomorphic depiction but arose from the crest of Imperial Russia during their repeated fur trading expeditions in Alaska and Western Canada. Size: 2.125" W x 6.3" H (5.4 cm x 16 cm).
Argillite is a fine grained sedimentary rock that is typically black in color and lustrous once polished; it often has a smooth 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.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection; purportedly carved by Haida Artist Captain Andrew Brown (1879 - 1962)
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#136364Repair to large portion of figure's left side, cap, and left eagle head with small chips and light adhesive residue along break lines. Surface wear and minor abrasions commensurate with age, small nicks to base, figure, and eagle, with some light fading to incised details. Light earthen deposits within recessed areas. Old inventory sticker on base.Condition
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