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THBVintage Northwest Coast Wood Grease Bowl w/ Shell Inlay
Lot 59
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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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Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Join us for a very special summer auction featuring fabulous fossils, rocks, and minerals, plus art depicting flora and fauna from antiquity to present day. This is one you won't want to miss! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Native American, Pacific Northwest, ca. mid-20th century CE. A fascinating, hand-carved bowl in the form of a zoomorph displaying an ovoid interior basin and flat base. The curious vessel features the head of an animal on one end with a long, raised snout, bared teeth, an arched brow, sunken cheeks incised with a lattice motif, and generously lidded, diamond-shaped eyes with inlaid nacre shell pupils. Alternatively, the sides of the vessel are each sculpted with the face of an owl, while the other end presents a pair of curving openwork wings that serve as a handle. The handle is additionally adorned with 3 rows of petite inlaid shells. Grease bowls would have been the treasured belonging of an individual, made to be used on a daily basis to hold oil rendered from fish or seal blubber and used to garnish food like dried meat or fish. The decoration on this example indicates that it was commissioned from an artist rather than being just a utilitarian object. Size: 8.5" L x 4.5" W x 2.625" H (21.6 cm x 11.4 cm x 6.7 cm)
Provenance: private Littleton, Colorado, USA collection, acquired between 1959 to 1962
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
#165861Expected nicks and abrasions, commensurate with age and use. Missing 1 inlaid shell on wing. Otherwise, excellent with lovely patina.Condition
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