05-18-201905-18-2019
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3243BBoston
May 18, 2019 10:00 AMCalender
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Northwest Coast Argillite Totem Pole

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$1,599$1,300
Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 3243BLocation: BostonDate / Time: May 18, 2019 10:00AM

Description:

Northwest Coast Argillite Totem Pole, Haida, c. 1890s, with three clan animal figures in a typical stacked and graduated design, flat back, (with minor chips and cracks, missing the base),ht. 11 1/4 in.
Estimate $800-1,200

The head on the top most animal looks to have been cracked and repaired. A few natural cracks present. A number of very small chips on the outer edges.


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