Untitled - Figure with Mask and Cloak
30.48 cms x 22.86 cms (12 ins x 9 ins)
Signed lower right
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Saskatchewan And Canadian Indigenous Art" held on Sun, May 15, 2022.
Lot 127
Lot 127
Estimate: CAD $200 - $250
Realised: CAD $188
Realised: CAD $188
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Hazel Pete was born in 1914, near Tacoma, Washington State. Her mother was a member of the vanished Kwalhioqua tribe. Hazel Pete graduated from Chemawa Indian High School in Salem, Oregon in 1932. Her artistic ability was recognized in high school, after which she studied at the Santa Fe Indian School under Dorothy Dunn. Pete then taught arts and crafts in Oregon, California and Nevada before returning to Washington to focus on basket weaving. Hazel Pete devoted her life to the preservation and restoration of Chehalis culture and traditions. She was named a "Master Artist" in 1994 by the Washington State Arts Commission Folk Arts Program, and was presented with the Governor's Heritage Award in 2001.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.