SUPERB NORTHWEST COAST CEREMONIAL FEAST TRAY Chagall modern supplies were quickly implemented

modern supplies were quickly implemented into traditional Kwakiutl crafts and regalia

Seated Female Figure

the headrest is conceived to serve as a communicating vehicle through which to contact ancestors and spirits in dreams

one of my favorites

that is decorated at the lower borders by a pair of killer whales

SUPERB NORTHWEST COAST CEREMONIAL FEAST TRAY Chagall modern supplies were quickly implementedHaida or Tlingit Culture, Coastal Alaska and British Columbia Circa 1780 1820 Length: 38 inches (96. 5 cm) Alderwood, Turban snail shell opercula. Provenance: Paul and Mary Thiry Collection Seattle, Washington Art Loss Register certificate #S00257110 Masterfully carved by Tlingit artists, elongated shallow trays of this type are among the most elegant food serving vessels of the Northwest Coast. With their flat bottom and undercut rim, they are