Lot Essay
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A KWAKIUTL COPPER
Composed of beaten copper, with mid-ribs and angled top, upper right section of face missing and painted in black with the face of a stylized creature, painting on lower half with horizontal bars extending from central vertical ridge and fine incised lines of fan motifs, the seams reinforced
34¼in. (87cm.) high
Composed of beaten copper, with mid-ribs and angled top, upper right section of face missing and painted in black with the face of a stylized creature, painting on lower half with horizontal bars extending from central vertical ridge and fine incised lines of fan motifs, the seams reinforced
34¼in. (87cm.) high
Provenance
John and Grace Putnam, Seattle
Literature
Holm, 1983, p. 96, no. 164
Exhibited
The Box of Daylight, Seattle Art Museum, September 15, 1983-January 8, 1984, no. 164