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THBSigned Joseph Kwakiutl Cedar Mask - Wren & Kingfisher
Lot 291
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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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- Lot Description
Native American, Pacific Northwest, Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl/Kwagiulth) people, ca. 1980s CE, carved by Louis Joseph (Quatsino, British Columbia, active later 20th century). A stunning, huge, hand-carved cedar mask titled "Wren & Kingfisher", featuring a transformative human/wren face as the main part of the mask with deepset eyes and a curved nose/mouth that resembles a beak. This mask is green around the eyes and cheeks, with black, red, and white details as well as carved relief forms. Atop the high forehead, carved from separate pieces of wood and inset so that they can move freely, are the wings, neck, and head of a kingfisher which is red, white, black, and blue aside from around its eyes - these are encircled in the same green as on the mask below it. The kingfisher's head angles upward and a dramatic crest rises from the top of its head. Size: 13.5" W x 22.5" H (34.3 cm x 57.2 cm); 28" H (71.1 cm) on included custom stand.
Louis Joseph lives in Quatsino, British Columbia and is a member of the famous Joseph family of Kwakwaka'wakw carvers.
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection
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#142546The top back of the head has been repaired. We believe this was done by the original artist as the paint is not disturbed across the area. Light deposits on surface with a few small chips, nicks, and scratches commensurate with age. Signature in black ink on back interior.Condition
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