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BERNARD KERRIGAN, FIRST NATIONS, Model Totem Pole, 1987

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BERNARD KERRIGAN, FIRST NATIONS, Model Totem Pole, 1987

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Lot 88
BERNARD KERRIGAN (1963-) HAIDA
Model Totem Pole, 1987
argillite, 11.75 x 2.75 x 3.25 in (29.8 x 7 x 8.3 cm)
signed, with stylized initials, and dated, "Bernard N. Kerrigan / BNK 87".

Provenance
A Vancouver Collection.

Bernard Kerrigan is a Haida artist with roots in the village of Dadens on Lanagra Island. He was born in Queen Charlotte City in 1963 and raised in Quesnel. He studied law at UBC and spent several years in Vancouver before deciding to relocate to Haida Gwaii to become a full-time artist. Kerrigan had visited Haida Gwaii many times during his childhood, working with various relatives who were artists including Claude Davidson. Bernard’s brother Keith also attended law school, and set up a legal practice in Prince George where he blends his legal career with making Haida art.

Kerrigan largely works in argillite and precious metals and has an open studio for sales and commissions in Haida Gwaii. This model totem pole is topped with a whale with a folded tail design; below it are an eagle, and a beaver sitting on a frog base, with numerous support figures rendered in the bellies, wings, and ears.

Gary Wyatt

References: For an overview of contemporary argillite works, see Carol Sheehan’s book Breathing Stone; Contemporary Haida Argillite Sculpture, (Calgary: Frontenac House Ltd., 2008). For a historic overview of argillite works, see Peter L. Macnair and Alan J. Hoover, The Magic Leaves: A History of Haida Argillite Carving, (Victoria: Royal British Columbia Museum, 1984/2002).

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Many countries prohibit or restrict importation or exportation of property containing ivory, whale bone, sealskin, and/or products derived from other endangered or protected species, and require special licenses or permits in order to import or export such property. It is the responsibility of the buyer to ensure that the item is properly and lawfully exported / imported.

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BERNARD KERRIGAN, FIRST NATIONS, Model Totem Pole, 1987

Name: BERNARD KERRIGAN, FIRST NATIONS, Model Totem Pole, 1987
SKU: 153177628
Price: 2400 CAD
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