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THBTlingit "Shaman's Necklace" by Donald Gregory
Lot 106d
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Donald "Heendei" Gregory (First Nations / Native American, Tlingit, late 20th to 21st century). "Shaman's Necklace" bone, stone, glass, shell, and fossilized walrus ivory beads with animal hide connecting cables. Signed "Heendei" on interior of soul catcher. An incredible necklace comprised of glass, bone, fossilized ivory, and dentalium shell beads with a huge soul catcher at the center carved from bear bone and inlaid with lustrous abalone shell. The tubular soul catcher is adorned with the image of a dragon fly as well as traditional iconography of 2 zoomorphic heads facing outwards, while the bone and ivory beads are sculpted with figural, avian, and geometric designs. Size of soul catcher: 6" L x 2.25" Diameter (15.2 cm x 5.7 cm); from top of strand to bottom of soul catcher: 23.125" L (58.7 cm); total length of strand: 43" L (109.2 cm)
Donald Gregory is a Tlingit of the Raven Moiety, Deisheetaan clan (Raven/Beaver), Deishu Hit (End of the Trail House of Angoon.) Gregory lives and works in Juneau where his art is on display in public buildings such as the Sealaska Building and for sale in several local galleries. He has taught halibut hook carving classes at the City Museum and estimates he has probably carved close to 100 halibut hooks in his career.
Sickness and disease were often attributed to spirit possession; thus, the shaman would travel to the spirit world to recover a patient's "lost soul" and employ the soul catcher to contain the soul by plugging the hollow sculpture with wads of shredded cedar bark or other materials. The shaman would then return the soul to its rightful owner in the living world. Malevolent spirits could also be contained in these pendants - shamans would exorcise them from afflicted patients and catch the evil within these soul catchers. It is unclear what happened to these evil spirits and containers - were these permanently encased and not intended to be released?
The glass trade beads that Europeans introduced were highly coveted by Native tribes, and blue was the most prized color of all. In the Chinook Jargon, a trade language used amongst neighboring tribes, there was a specific name for blue beads to convey their importance, and today they are often known as "chief beads," and these often came from Russian fur traders.
Another shaman's necklace by Donald Gregory has been collected by the American Museum of Natural History under identification number 16.1/2652.
Please note this item may fall under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and may not be eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.
This is an ESA antique exempt piece of ivory and cannot be sold internationally or to anyone residing in the states of California, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, and Washington.
Parts from certain animal species including nacre shell may require an additional license upon import into another country due to legislation relating to endangered species and environmental conservation. If you are not sure whether CITES rules apply to your item, please see the CITES Appendices.
Provenance: private Litchfield, Ohio, USA collection, acquired August 2022; ex-Mroczek Brothers Seattle Auction House, Renton, Oregon, USA
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#187071Signed "Heendei on interior of soul catcher. Some light wear to beads, but otherwise intact, excellent, and wearable with nice preservation of detail and rich patina to bone and ivory.Condition
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