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Nice basketry-covered bottle, Anund. A bit faded, but still nice. They say you should never take a nap on the beach in Makah/Nootka/Nu-Chah-Nulth...
Welcome; I'm sure you'll get it all figured out.
For sure. Christian White was at the opening I mentioned, standing beside the piece with the price tag; and he had some good stories about the...
Re the argillite (somewhat belatedly, I've been away): it is hard to second-guess an artist; there could have been reasons for doing the piece...
My parents got several very much like him, in former Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, around 1960. Toenails, eyes and tusks were bone or ivory.
Here's a mandolin-banjo of mine for comparison; you can see how the neck is attached to the wooden "bowl" as seems to be the case with yours,...
Yes, as 2manybooks says; I'd usually call it a mandolin-banjo, but any of the terms mentioned would work as search terms. It is hard to say from...
PS on Beau Dick: he also was an incredibly eloquent spokesperson for his people; there is a good documentary available about his work, which also...
This mask is not Beau Dick's work, or any of the Scow family, in my opinion. The Scow family has a very consistent use of color and forms, and I...
Welcome, and sorry for your loss.
It is pretty standard language for auctions; but note this in the terms and conditions: "2. All lots are believed to be described correctly but...
You do have the advantage of having the item in hand.
Hill's is a well-known gallery, but they do sell a whole lot of masks, from a very wide variety of artists, indeed. I don't recognize the...
I'm getting a synthetic/composite feeling also; there are many compositions that can be used in casting, and many do feel heavy or cold to the...
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