Lot 0143A

Published First Nations 'Octopus Mask' - Ken McNeil

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Published First Nations 'Octopus Mask' - Ken McNeil

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Ken McNeil (First Nations Canadian, Tahltan-Tlingit / Nisga'a, b. 1961) "Octopus Mask," wood & horsehair, ca. 2004 CE. A remarkable cedarwood and horsehair transformation mask - an octopus with a prominent beak perched upon a human face. The wood is silky smooth to the touch, the verso is signed and dated by the artist. McNeil's work has been exhibited across Canada, in the US and internationally and he has received the high honor to craft regalia and ceremonial objects for Hereditary Chiefs. This octopus mask was exhibited in the New York Museum of Arts and Design 2005-2006 "Changing Hands: Art Without Reservation 2: Contemporary Native North American Art from the West, Northwest & Pacific." Size: 14" L x 9.75" W (35.6 cm x 24.8 cm)

A copy of the exhibition catalog the mask is published in is included with this piece.

Provenance: private Thornton, Colorado, USA collection

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Condition

Choice, very minor scuffs to wood. Signed and dated by artist. Comes with museum exhibition catalog.

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Published First Nations 'Octopus Mask' - Ken McNeil

Name: Published First Nations 'Octopus Mask' - Ken McNeil
SKU: 167866421
Price: 15000 USD
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