Chief William Jeffrey, Pacific Northwest Eagle Feast Bowl

Josephine Nalukturuk (Inukjuak, b.1936, E9-1735) A stone carving of a salmon, signed underside in syllabics, circa 1970. 11 ½ inches wide by 2 inches deep by 4 ½ inches tall

A Karuk winnowing tray basket, circa 1900. 11 ¼ by 11 inches; 2 inches deep

A Chinese earthenware painted pot, Neolithic period, Yangshao culture, circa 3000 BC. Unique all black with cowrie decoration. 11 ¼ inches wide by 9 ...

An Ifugao rice basket, Philippines, mid-20th century. 9 inches wide by 13 ½ inches tall

Joseph (Joe) Campbell Thunder Bird Carving, Pacific Northwest, 20th Century. Signed to the back.

A fine vintage Pacific Northwest Native wooden carving. The carving in the form of an hawk with red, black, white, and yellow tones set on a brown wooden board. By William Wasden Jr. Wasden was trained from a very young age in numerous artistic practices of the Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw peoples including carving, jewelrymaking, and printing. As a high schooler, he began focusing primarily on preserving traditional singing after hearing his grandfather perform. Wasden currently teaches singing in Alert Bay on Cormorant Island, British Columbia. He also heads the Gwa'wina Dancer's Cultural Society, whose mission is to spread authentic Kwakwa̱ka̱’wakw culture & teachings. In Kwakwaka'wakw art, human faces are placed strategically on animal carvings to indicate the creature's supernatural ability to transform into a human form. Kwakwaka'wakw origin myths say that their ancestors were originally animals of various kinds who discarded their animal forms and transformed into humans. Simply a wonderful piece of Pacific Northwest Native art...

Seated figure with Thunderbird mask; carved yellow cedar, Thunderbird mask (eagle) depicted as head on a seated human body. Arms are dramatically open and outstretched. Large, richly detailed Thunderbird Mask, permanently attached with oblong eyes painted red, black and white. Edge decorated with dyed (red) spruce root as simulated mask harness over shoulders and across the chest. Dance apron; Seated figure wearing an apron of shredded cedar bark. Held on to figure at the waist with woven cedar string and abalone shell on button at back. Approximately 7" wide/long by 4" high. Bench; carved from cedar. Decorated on the back with bear face, outlined with inlaid red dyed spruce root. Ears, eyebrows and nose of inlaid abalone shell. Eyes of inlaid fossilized ivory...

A powerfully carved mask representing the Raven, culture hero and trickster of Northwest Coast tribal legend. Kurtis was born on the Capilano reservation in North Vancouver, British ...