Zemanek-Münster

Zoomorphic vessel (bear) ·  Canada, Haida · ID: 3036648

sold EUR 1,400
Provenance
Rento Brattinga, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Size
L: 27 cm
B: 9 cm
L: 10.6 inch
B: 3.5 inch

Description

wood, dark brown patina, unpainted, deepening in the back, slightly dam. (tail), abrasion of paint;
presumably a grease dish, in which the oil obtained from olachen or candlefish was dispensed during festivities.


The object Zoomorphic vessel (bear) with the object ID 3036648 was last part of the auction 76th tribal art auction at March 22, 2014 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 78 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,400.

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Comparing literature

Haberland, Wolfgang, Die Kunst des Indianischen Amerika, Zürich 1971, p. 86 f. Boden, Gertrud, Nordamerika, Die Sammlung des Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museums, Köln 1995, ill. 222


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