01-24-200901-24-2009
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2442Boston
January 24, 2009 10:00 AMCalender
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Northwest Coast Engraved Silver Bracelet

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Auction: American Indian & Ethnographic Arts - 2442Location: BostonDate / Time: January 24, 2009 10:00AM

Description:

Northwest Coast Engraved Silver Bracelet, Haida, Charles Edenshaw, depicting a sun symbol flanked by stylized ravens, early slot clasp, (small fissure on one side),ht. 1 1/2, wd. 2 1/2 in.

Provenance: Collected by Marius Barbeau from Edenshaw's daughter in Skidegate, Queen Charlotte Islands, 1928; handed down to Barbeau's daughter Helene Barbeau Rioux; paperwork included.
Estimate $4,000-6,000

Keywords

Charles Edenshaw, Marius Barbeau, Queen Charlotte Islands, Charlotte Islands, Helene Barbeau Rioux