19th c., Tlingit or Haida, with arched, decorated ends depicting animals faces; incised ribbing on the ends of the concave sides; opercula shell inlay around the edge, distinct adze markings on the interior; 8.5"l; 7"d; 3.5"h
Provenance: Christie's, December 5, 1996, lot 24 -Important American Indian Art, New York, The James and Marilyn Bergstrom Collection of Northwestern Coast Art
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Pigment loss due to the saturation of the wood with oilSurface is saturated with oil from use, vertical split down the center of one bowed end, approx. 1.5", disintegration to shell inlays.

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