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Atlantic White Cedar Burl Bowl
Atlantic White Cedar Burl Bowl
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Atlantic White Cedar Burl Bowl
Abenaki, circa 1760-1800

Regarded by many as the masterpiece of Abenaki white cedar burl vessels. The soft lines of the thickly hewn rolled lip, deep proportions and the repeating compass scribed decoration make it a transcendent object. The exterior retains thousands of overlapping rasp marks and the interior retains deep gouge marks.

The scribed decoration is a variation on the Abenaki double curve motif commonly found on birch bark vessels and splint baskets. This petal design is seen on Micmac and Penobscot gaming pieces as well as Abenaki made boxes. It is also seen on Mohegan and Niantic (New England) splint baskets (see Decorative Art of Indian Tribes of Connecticut, p. 21, figure 8, a-c). From the same, Frank Speck writes, the designs ""are pre-eminently floral, the figures being highly conventionalized. The main parts of the blossom are pictured. The corolla of the flower forms the center, surrounded by four petals...."" The depicted flower is thought to be the blue gentian, which was used for medicinal purposes.

For an in depth discussion of this vessel, please see, Steven Powers, North American Burl Treen, pp. 186-187. L.6 1/4 in.

Provenance: Harold Corbin, Salisbury, CT.

Literature: Powers, Steven, S. North American Burl Treen: Colonial & Native American. Brooklyn, NY, 2005, p. 186-187.

The Peter Brams Collection

Estimate: $3,000-5,000

The Peter Brams Collection of Important Woodlands Indian Art
Condition
A crack extends 8 1/2 inches down one side from the rim to the underside of the vessel. This crack has been filled and is most visible when viewed under UV light. The inside of the bowl in this area has had filler applied in an area approx. 3 inches. Another crack, approx. 4 in. long extending from the rim, has been filled approx. 6 in. to the left of the first.
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Atlantic White Cedar Burl Bowl

Estimate $3,000 - $5,000
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Starting Price $1,500
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