Northwest Coast Tlingit Haida Tsimshian Slave Figure

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Northwest Coast Tlingit Haida Tsimshian Slave Figure:
$17550.00

Description composed by world renowned Asian expert & appraiser, Mr.Anthony Lee. His bio is below.Canada/US - early 1900\'s.Northwest Coast Haida Native Tsimshian First Nations Carved Wood Slave Figure.Of carved wood and painted brown. Carved as a male, possibly a slave orvanquished warrior figure, in a couching form with knees bent and hands claspedbehind his back, the head pulled back with an animal figure emanating from thetied wrists and pulling at the figure\'s topknot. Standing on a wood ring.Cracked, chipping and loss of pigment in areas (see photos). The shape andtwisted form of this figure corresponds to the form of some massive house posts/ piers found in west coast house interiors, here carved in a diminutive formpossibly for trade purposes in the early 20th century around the same time asthe popularization of miniature totem poles in argyllite. The very round eyesin deep wells, nose and wide mouth strongly suggest Haida sculpture, and likelyQueen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) as the origin of this piece. It measuresapprox. 17 3/4\" tall x 5 1/2\" x 6 1/4\".
We are selling off our higher end Northwest Coast/Inuit collectibles . We have aproximately 100 items. We will be listing more items in the future or contact us if you would like any other infrmation.For those not familiar with Anthony Lee here is his bio: Anthony M. Lee is aninstitutional, market and collection consultant specializing in the arts ofChina, Japan, Korea, Himalayan Kingdoms, South and Southeast Asia. Starting asa salesperson at age 14 in Chinese antiques in a family business, he went on touniversity studies in Asian arts, as well as receiving his licenses in teaceremony, with further studies of ceramics and religious art over eight yearsin Japan. For several years he was an associate dealer with Sotheby\'s onlinesite and consultant with various sale houses and museums. Anthony has actedas consultant to over 20 museums, government agencies and trusts including thelargest museums in Canada and the US, as well as major collectors, dealers,insurance and transportation companies worldwide.He is considered by many to be one of the foremost experts in the world inAsian Art & Artifacts.Anthony Lee started a website ages ago called Asianart. It is a place to postphotos of your items and have experts identify them for you. (You can stillpost things there and folks will help you.) He no longer moderates it andidentifies things for us as here on as an old friend.Estimated shipping weight, (packaged) is 5 lbs 8 oz in a 26 x 12 x 12box.