Maquinna Hat
24.1 cms x 25.4 cms x 25.4 cms (9.5 ins x 10 ins x 9.5 ins)
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "Weaving Culture: A Selection of West Coast First Nations Baskets (February 3 - 24, 2022)" held on Thu, Feb 24, 2022.
Lot 512
Lot 512
Estimate: CAD $1,000 - $1,500
Realised: CAD $2,125
Realised: CAD $2,125
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Douglas Reynolds Gallery, Vancouver
Acquired from the above by the present Private Estate, Montreal
Notes:
Jessie Webster grew up in the Nuu-chah-nulth community of Ahousat, British Columbia, and learned the traditional art of basket weaving from her mother and others in the village. Maquinna hats were worn by high-ranking members of the Nuu-chah-nulth, and were were named after a powerful chief who participated in the negotiations between the Spanish and British explorers in the late 1700s, during their conflict over who would claim the land on the northwest coast that became British Columbia.
Douglas Reynolds Gallery, Vancouver
Acquired from the above by the present Private Estate, Montreal
Notes:
Jessie Webster grew up in the Nuu-chah-nulth community of Ahousat, British Columbia, and learned the traditional art of basket weaving from her mother and others in the village. Maquinna hats were worn by high-ranking members of the Nuu-chah-nulth, and were were named after a powerful chief who participated in the negotiations between the Spanish and British explorers in the late 1700s, during their conflict over who would claim the land on the northwest coast that became British Columbia.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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