Northwest Coast Bear Potlatch Bowl
16 1/2 x 6 x 7 in 41.9 x 15.2 x 17.8cm
sculpted in 1860
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "February 2020 Online auction" held on Thu, Feb 27, 2020.
Lot 105
Lot 105
Estimate: CAD $6,000 - $8,000
Realised: CAD $6,250
Realised: CAD $6,250
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Collection of Axel Rasmussen, Alaska
Private Collection, British Columbia
Notes:
Axel Rasmussen (1886 – 1945) was a Presbyterian minister and schoolteacher who moved to Wrangell, Alaska in the late 1920s to become Superintendent of Schools there. During this period he devoted much time to collecting, obtaining works primarily from First Nations individuals, and he also traded with other collectors and dealers. The condition of the objects in his collection and careful cataloguing notes testify to his interest in each piece and the care which he gave them. In 1937 his superintendent work took him to Skagway, and he brought his collection there and started a museum. While there, he greatly broadened the scope of his collection, but kept it restricted to the Northwest and that region alone. The Portland Museum acquired most of Rasmussen's collection in 1948.
Collection of Axel Rasmussen, Alaska
Private Collection, British Columbia
Notes:
Axel Rasmussen (1886 – 1945) was a Presbyterian minister and schoolteacher who moved to Wrangell, Alaska in the late 1920s to become Superintendent of Schools there. During this period he devoted much time to collecting, obtaining works primarily from First Nations individuals, and he also traded with other collectors and dealers. The condition of the objects in his collection and careful cataloguing notes testify to his interest in each piece and the care which he gave them. In 1937 his superintendent work took him to Skagway, and he brought his collection there and started a museum. While there, he greatly broadened the scope of his collection, but kept it restricted to the Northwest and that region alone. The Portland Museum acquired most of Rasmussen's collection in 1948.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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