A SPLENDID NORTHERN NORTHWEST COAST SHAMAN'S AMULET.
Anthropos Gallery
This fine Northwest Coast raven effigy, carved from an antler, was used during the 19th Century by shamans of the Haida or Tsimshian Tribe in healing rituals. It has a hole drilled for suspension from a ceremonial object.
$2,950.00
Artwork details
Origin
Unknown Northern Northwest Coast artist, Haida or Tsimshian, British Columbia, Canada, circa 1840-1860.
Dimension
L 3.2IN
L 8.128CM
Provenance
Acquired from the Proctor Stafford Collection, Los Angeles, California. Mr. Stafford was an important collector of American Tribal and Pre-Columbian art from the early 1950s to the late 1990s.
Condition
Excellent.