Featured NWC Grease bowl

This measures 7.5" (19cm) long.

Does it look unfinished to you? Or maybe just the initial lines were carved, then for sale? The eagle heads look good to me.

Any ideas who 'RB' might be?

Thanks in advance.

 

An artist usually signs when his or her work is finished. So probably the style, minimalist PNW.
Whether intentional or not, I like this look too.

They are beautiful.

 

Thanks AJ!

 

Beautifully integrated grain, a lovely piece of work!
The bottom faintly shows radial sawtooth lines...which could easily be 150 years old.

 

Nice and unique to find these days.
Would un-treated cedar have naturally darkened more over the years with age ?

 

No, sir...only that it might have been sawn anytime after sawmills became common. Sorry for the confusion...

 

nice old growth red cedar bowl.....
75 , likely.....
meant to be that finish...
young carver who did not yet have full command of the NWC formline structure..

posible .... Richard Baker....early work....?
Richard began carving at the age of 12 in 1974.

 

Thanks @komokwa. I see what you're talking about with it maybe lacking full maturity of line.

Thanks. The wood does look 'fresh' for something 50-ish years old, but was likely stored out of sunlight.

 

I think Richard Baker, Squamish/Kwak’waka’wakw is very likely, or a possibility at least. He passed away November 2024 due to a skiing accident. He was a descendant of the Scow family via his grandmother Katherine Scow. If his, this piece would have been made shortly after he started carving, which is reflected in the simple style of the piece.
Richie Baker (Squamish / Kwak'waka'wakw) - Cheryl's Trading Post
or Richard Baker and obituary at Squamish Nation - Our Sincere Condolences to the... | Facebook
I've seen the RB signature before but don't have any examples at hand at the moment.

 

Thanks for your valued opinion on this one, @all_fakes.

 

it's very hard to find a native carvers first works ....... it happens , when signed and dated...... or when one knows what to look for ...... but they don't come up often..

https://www.maynardsfineart.com/auc...oast-carved-and-polychromed-cedar-_03e5294f4f

 

Interesting. So, more rare I guess?

 

Certainly worthy of more than eBay value.
That's a nice piece of work!