A NORTHWEST COAST BASKETRY-COVERED BOTTLE, covered in finely woven spruce with an arrow and a bird with an arrow in its claws between two bands of flowers, in black, green and red on a natural ground, perhaps Madah | Christie's

Sale 4593

Tribal Art

London, South Kensington

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24 March 1992

Browse Sale

Lot 36

A NORTHWEST COAST BASKETRY-COVERED BOTTLE, covered in finely woven spruce with an arrow and a bird with an arrow in its claws between two bands of flowers, in black, green and red on a natural ground, perhaps Madah

Price realised

GBP 198

Estimate

GBP 150 - GBP 200

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A NORTHWEST COAST BASKETRY-COVERED BOTTLE, covered in finely woven spruce with an arrow and a bird with an arrow in its claws between two bands of flowers, in black, green and red on a natural ground, perhaps Madah
15cm. high
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