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PAT DIXON, FIRST NATIONS, NORTHWEST COAST, Model Totem Pole, April 1966

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PAT DIXON, FIRST NATIONS, NORTHWEST COAST, Model Totem Pole, April 1966

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PAT DIXON (1938-2015) HAIDA
Model Totem Pole, April 1966
argillite, 5 x 1.75 x 1.75 in (12.7 x 4.4 x 4.4 cm)
signed, dated, and inscribed, "PAT DIXON / APRIL 1966 / SKIDEGATE / B.C.".

Provenance
Waddington's, Toronto, 4 June 1981, Lot 056;
Acquired from the above by a Private Collection, Ontario, accompanied by a copy of the original invoice;
by descent in the family.

A model pole possibly depicting Raven and Killer whale.

Pat Dixon (1938 – 2015) was from Skidegate, Haida Gwaii. He moved to Vancouver in 1966 to work with Pat McGuire who had established a successful studio and career in Vancouver. Dixon carved argillite almost exclusively.

– Gary Wyatt

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PAT DIXON, FIRST NATIONS, NORTHWEST COAST, Model Totem Pole, April 1966

Name: PAT DIXON, FIRST NATIONS, NORTHWEST COAST, Model Totem Pole, April 1966
SKU: 157111649
Price: 240 CAD
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Estimate CA$500 - CA$800

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