It is a long story...in brief, when the lay preacher William Duncan founded Old Metlakatla in what would become Canada, and later brought a group...
As others have said, the only way to evaluate it is to go to a reputable violin shop. In the US, American Federation of Violin and Bow Makers -...
And as 2manybooks mentioned, the treatment of the ears is quite NWC, where a technical term would be "U-forms." A common NWC motif is a bear...
(New) Metlakatla, mentioned in Dragonfly's posted article, is an area I know a great deal about, but I haven't studied their silverwork; my...
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Nice large knob-top basket, either Makah or Nuu-Chah-Nulth (Nootka). A photo of the bottom might help decide which. Hard to date, as they fade...
It is a little scary that the AI response picked up OP's photo.
I've got another example of a very similar info sheet, with the ANAC logo - it describes a different totempole, but the paragraph about possible...
Furniture experts should be along shortly - but for convenience, please go back to your post, select "edit" and select the button to post all...
Yep!
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....
Welcome, and yes, do post some photos of your stuff. It can seem hard at first, but you'll get the hang of it, and posters are here to help.
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