HAIDA ARGILLITE FIGURE - image-1

Lot 115 Dα

HAIDA ARGILLITE FIGURE

Auction 1129 - overview Brussels
09.04.2019, 14:00 - African and Oceanic Art
Estimate: 2.000 € - 3.000 €
Result: 8.060 € (incl. premium)

HAIDA ARGILLITE FIGURE
North West Coast of America

21 cm. high

Cf. Macnair, P.L. and Hoover, A.L., "The Magic Leaves a History of Haida Argillite Carving", Victoria, 2002, p.58, fig.69. Such European figures are said to date from the 1840s. A related figure in the Julius Brenchley collection at Maidstone Museum is believed to date from the mid 19th century.