NORTHWEST COAST KWAKIUTL TOTEM POLE
LOTS 1-47, FROM A PRIVATE EAST COAST COLLECTION
carved fully in the round; a standing human figure dressed in ceremonial garb as the base, with a bear overhead devouring a halibut hanging at the bear's feet; carved overall in traditional fashion with form-line and secondary details, some elements in red and black paint, the remainder darkened with stain; 89.5" h
Provenance: Bonhams and Butterfields, San Francisco, 10/31/2000 - Ethnographic, lot 4130
PLEASE NOTE: Additional items from this collector, acquired over 40 years, are interspersed throughout the sale and identified as: From a Private East Coast Collection.
Large age separation down one side.
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000
Realized: $8,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 1 : NORTHWEST COAST KWAKIUTL TOTEM POLE
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