Featured Alaskan Native Sterling Silver Cuff - Help Identify signature

Discussion in 'Jewelry' started by baltojoe75, Oct 13, 2022.

  1. baltojoe75

    baltojoe75 Well-Known Member

    I have a sterling silver cuff bracelet that I am trying to figure out the signature. I am assuming it is Alaskan Native because of the design. I have seen this style on Alaskan items. I could be incorrect.
    The line that forms the T comes down in front of the first letter which is really throwing me off.
    Thanks
    Joe
     

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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    I believe it is signed IvanT. It is beautiful, but are you sure it isn't gold?
    I wonder if it is Ivan Thomas, Musqueam. The Musqueam live in the Vancouver BC area.
    It looks like it could be by him.
    https://ivanthomas.ca/collections/bracelets

    @komokwa ?:)

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  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

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  4. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    Right, AJ nailed it, pretty much; and AJ's and Komo's link has a nice bio of this Nuu-chah-nulth (Tseshaht) artist living in Vancouver. I'd add that this is quite nicely done, in my opinion, but I can't see enough of the design to identify what creature or crest is being depicted.
     
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  5. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    yup, the carving is nice....but even I won't guess at the creature depicted..
    he's a little fast and loose with the design structure..
     
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  6. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    It’s clearly a Vancouver Toucan. Scarce these days.
     
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Of course, sloppy reading on my part, he acknowledges that the land he lives on is Musqueam, but he is Nuu-chah-nulth himself. Thanks for that.:)
     
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  8. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I'd like it better , if his style was Nootkan....but that's just me !:wideyed::wideyed:
     
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