SUPERB NORTHWEST COAST CEREMONIAL FEAST TRAY Chagall Seated Female Figure

Seated Female Figure

Framed: yes

modern supplies were quickly implemented into traditional Kwakiutl crafts and regalia

that is decorated at the lower borders by a pair of killer whales

reinforces the figure’s wild power

SUPERB NORTHWEST COAST CEREMONIAL FEAST TRAY Chagall Seated Female FigureHaida or Tlingit Culture, Coastal Alaska and British Columbia Circa 1780 1820 Length: 38 inches (96. 5 cm) Alderwood, Turban snail shell opercula. Provenance: Paul and Mary Thiry Collection Seattle, Washington Art Loss Register certificate #S00257110 Masterfully carved by Tlingit artists, elongated shallow trays of this type are among the most elegant food serving vessels of the Northwest Coast. With their flat bottom and undercut rim, they are