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That's a pretty bowl!
Tilley hats are great outdoor hats - and do have a lifetime policy that they will be replaced if lost; probably only for the original owner...
Likely the bag is spare parts, felt pads or such. Best way to find out whether it is worth having any work done would be to contact a local piano...
Some would say that the term totem pole really only applies to Northwest Coast Native items; and this isn't NW Coast Native. Whether it might be...
That's too bad; he's become quite a force in cultural preservation, in addition to his art. (He traces his heritage to Metlakatla, Alaska; where a...
If we're showing seal bowls, here's another; about 15 years ago David Boxley Sr. had a booth at NW Folklife in Seattle, mostly just to demonstrate...
Yes, that was one opinion; others noted that at K'san, sometimes the students would not sign works; which is one possible explanation for a lack...
or a rock-cod. ;)
Sure! I'm curious to hear what @Komokwa has to say.
I wonder if it might be "sheesham wood," commonly used for any number of items - boxes, picture frames - in the middle east.
I wouldn't think so. Northwest Coast bowls are not used for or as offerings, but for food or for grease, eaten in various ceremonies. And now of...
Examples of more typical bowl usages; note the extra groove inside the bowl; and the v-cuts can be seen in the tail. This is unsigned, possibly...
There is something rather odd about it, seems to me - it is not exactly the form one would expect from native work; more like an amateur carver...
I agree with everything Komo said. Nice cedar, pretty well-carved. One would expect a signature for a carving of that vintage; but there could be...
Insert might be maple.
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