NORTHWEST COAST FIGURAL OYSTER CATCHER BOWL, HAIDA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY.

NORTHWEST COAST FIGURAL OYSTER CATCHER BOWL, HAIDA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Hook-billed avian figure, body forming the bowl proper, with head and neck extended forward, and tail extended aft. Nostrils, eyes, wings, and tail delineated by carved outlines and painted red and black. A human face, emblazoned on topside of tail, stares skyward. “Haida” written in pencil, and an incised maker’s mark on the flat bottom. Surface of the bird’s body and the interior of the bowl – the latter painted black, exhibit the uniform, small divots resulting from painstaking carving. Size: 15” long x 6-1/2” wide x 4-3/4” high. CONDITION: Some abrasion of paint, overall light surface patination. 4-55162 BL70 (800-1,200)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	3619	$2,415.00	NORTHWEST COAST FIGURAL OYSTER CATCHER BOWL, HAIDA, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. Hook-billed avian figure, body forming the bowl proper, with head and neck extended forward, and tail extended aft. Nostrils, eyes, wings, and tail delineated by carved outlines and painted red and black. A human face, emblazoned on topside of tail, stares skyward. “Haida” written in pencil, and an incised maker’s mark on the flat bottom. Surface of the bird’s body and the interior of the bowl – the latter painted black, exhibit the uniform, small divots resulting from painstaking carving. Size: 15” long x 6-1/2” wide x 4-3/4” high. CONDITION: Some abrasion of paint, overall light surface patination. 4-55162 BL70 (800-1,200) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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