Tlingit Alaskan Ceremonial SCULPTURE Bowl AMOS WALLACE

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Tlingit Alaskan Ceremonial SCULPTURE Bowl AMOS WALLACE

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Sold Date: 06/10/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

If you love sculptureas I do, please check all my auctions today. I am listing a wide range,from abstract to realist [as well as several Native American pieces], from signed/listed to unsigned or with illegible signatures/marks. All are priced quite low, so t could be some real bargains. Thanks for looking.
WORK: Large carved or molded sculptural Native American ceremonial bowl in the form of a mythological bird with human head as the tail. NO RESERVE!
ARTIST: AMOS WALLACE [1921-2004] USA [signed "Amos Wallace" and "Griffins, Alaska"]
MEDIUM: Looks like some sort of volcanic stone, but it may be cast clay
DATE: 1961
REFERENCE[S]: Google and find a wealth of information about this well-respected artist from the Tlingit tribe.
COLLECTIONS/EXHIBITIONS: various museums throughout North America have totem poles from Mr. Wallace in their collections
CONDITION: Good. One ear has a flake [see photo]. The bowl appears to have been used to burn herbs or incense, so the bottom is lighter than the rest of the sculpture. This lighter coloration appears elsew on the sculpture, e.g., the wings, and can be darkened again to a uniform color with plain vegetable oil if you don't intend to burn anything in it.
APPROXIMATE DIMENSIONS: 11"L x 7 ½"W x 4 3/8"H
SHIPPING COSTS: Insured shipping [including proper packing, etc.] via USPS Priority Mail within the USA will be $18. If you live outside the USA, please email me for a guaranteed shipping quote. Thanks.
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