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Tribal Masterworks
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Tribal Masterworks
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Brant Mackley Gallery Exhibit
for
The Philadelphia Antiques Show
2008
Above:Iroquois Bead Decorated Pouch
New York
Cloth, glass beads, threadCA. 1820–1840
Tribal Masterworks from
America and Beyond
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The Philadelphia Antiques Show
April 12–15th, 2008
The Navy Yard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USA
www.philaantiques.com
The Navy Yard, Philadelphia Cruise Terminal at Pier One, 5100 South Broad Street
BRANT MACKLEY GALLERY
1017 Mount Alem Drive
Hummelstown, PA 17036
Office: 717-566-0780
Cellular: 717-554-2176
mail to: [email protected]
Please visit the website at:
www.BrantMackley.com
COPYRIGHT 2008 BRANT MACKLEY GALLERY, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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Acknowledgements:
I would like to offer my sincere gratitude to the dealer selection committee and
Josh Wainwright for the invitation to exhibit at The Philadelphia Antiques Show.
For his continued counsel and encouragement, I would like to thank David
Wheatcroft. Appreciation is extended to Steve Powers for his friendship, scholarlydialog in the field of Woodland sculpture, and his contributions to this publication.
Special thanks to Casey Conway and Michael Evans, both friends can always
provide a laugh when the need exists. My humblest appreciation is extended to
Jeanne Collins-Shayter, graphic artist premier. Without her last minute efforts
this catalog would not have been realized.
Lastly, my family, to my mother and father, the ones who molded my appreciation
for tribal art, which ultimately became more than a career but rather my lifelong
avocation. To my wife Christine for her undetermined belief in me through all the
hurdles and obstacles I provide. Without your support, patience and understanding
I would not be the person I am today. And to my children Jasmine & Holden; their
youthful innocence and naïve interest in tribal arts are a daily inspiration; may
your curiosity never cease!
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Introduction:
It is with great pride that I am able to offer the following objects for exhibit at The Philadelphia
Antiques Show. As a youngster growing up in the antiques trade, The Show was the premier
event of the year to attend. My annual pilgrimage continued as a Temple University college
student; I still remember my excitement of the subway ride to the old 33rd Street Armory.
At that time Morning Star Gallery and Will Channing’s American Indian art offerings were the
highlights of my visit. It will be marvelous to once again have World native arts fully
represented at the event’s new location.
Objects have been selected from a variety of North American native cultures. Assembled are
exceptional examples of Woodland, Great Lakes, Plains, Eskimo, Northwest Coast, and finally
Southwestern art forms. Different mediums are explored with an emphasis on sculptural works
and pictorial Plains Indian drawings & beadwork.
Sculpture is the highpoint of the African and Oceanic offerings. The strength, confidence, drama,
and ultimate beauty of these works are beyond imagination when one considers the primitive
conditions of existence for these cultures. The products of their industry is a testament tohumankind and our ability to adapt to any world environs and still create functional objects
that in the end are great masterworks of art.
Fitting to The Philadelphia Antiques Show’s maritime themed gallery exhibit I am offering three
tribally made objects that ultimately were owned by 18th–19th century American-British seafarers.
The incised carved powder horn, scrimshaw whale’s tooth and wood effigy carved ball head club
(illustrated within) are exceptional examples of native produced objects acquired and further
crafted by their Euro-American owners in the period. The three pieces wonderfully dance
between the worlds of traditional tribal art and American folk art.
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MEN’S WARSHIRT
Blackfoot, Flathead or Nez Perce
Montana, Oregon or Idaho
Ca. 1870–1880’s
Native tanned hide, glass trade beads, ermine tails, trade cloth, thread
Size: 55" x 28"
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Provenance:
Field collected by Major Lee Moorhouse (Thomas Leander
Moorhouse), of Pendleton, Oregon. Moorhouse was a noted
photographer of Native American Indians and served as the
Umatilla Reservation Indian Agent. The shirt is seen in
several images Moorhouse made of his collection of Native
objects; these photos are now housed in the archives of the
University of Oregon. Somehow the ownership of the shirt
was passed to Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt is best known for
founding the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in 1879
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(Carlisle, Pennsylvania). Pratt served as an officer during the
US Civil War; after the war Pratt was assigned to the American
frontier during the Indian Wars conflict period. He went on to
become a commander of the Indian prison at Fort Marion, in
St. Augustine, Florida. His final assignment was the creation of
the controversial Carlisle Indian School. The shirt may have
been given or sold by Moorhouse to Pratt who definitely would
have been in correspondence as the result of Indian
children from Umatilla being sent to the Carlisle School.
The shirt descended through the Pratt family.
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POTTERY OLLA
Hopi (Polacca period)
Arizona
Clay, mineral slip and glaze
CA. fourth quarter 19th century
Height: 5½ " Diameter: 5"
Attributed to master artisan Fannie Nampeyo.
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9Siberian Eskimo pipes have animated lines thatcreate the visual scene of speed; a modern equivalent
would be the Porsche 911 GT3! To produce such an
accomplished object of wood and metal in the
extreme harsh, stark conditions of the artic
is an amazing feat.
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SMOKING PIPE
Bering Sea Eskimo, Chukchi
Siberia, Russia
Wood, lead, marine ivory, babiche
Ca. 19th century
Length: 13½ "
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LARGE FOOD/GRAIN STORAGE OLLA
Zia PuebloNew Mexico
Ca. first quarter 20th century
Clay, mineral slip and glaze
Attributed to Rosalia Medina Toribio who was a noted
maker of large food storage vessels amongst the Zia.
Ref. Harlow & Lanmon
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Provenance:
George Tersaki, New YorkAlexander Acevado, New York
Masco Collection, Michigan
These porcupine quill decorated mittens are similar to examples
collected by Nathan Sturges Jarvis at Fort Snelling between
1823-1836. Ref. Feder I have never seen such fine small quills
used on another Native American object; this maker had
the confidence of a master artisan.
QUILL DECORATED HIDE MITTENS
Red River Metis or Chippewa
Ca. 1820–1840
Native tanned hide, porcupine quills, wool fabric, sinew, thread
Circa: 1820–1850
Length: 9¾ "
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NORTHWEST COAST
D-ADZ HANDLE
Washington, British Colombia
or Alaska
Whalebone, black pigment paint
Ca. 19
th
century Height: 7 ¾ "
Provenance:
Found in attic of New York estate
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FALSE FACE MASK
Iroquois
Wood, paint, tin, cloth,
horsetail
Circa 1800–1850
Height: 10¼ "
Provenance:
Field collected in the 19th century
by Chauncey W. Crandall, New York
Private Natural History Museum, New York
Richard Rockford, New York
A very early example of the form; accordingto George Hammel of the New York StateMuseum “My impression is (date) second quarter of the
19th century, possibly a quarter century earlier. The maskreminds me of the Faces collected by Lewis H. Morgan in themiddle of the 19th century.” The mask retains period hair (notshown) and suspension cords; these accoutrements are normallymissing from 19th century masks. Interestingly the artist retainedcarving marks on the lower lip, in a dance this treatment creates afaceted shimmering effect in the light. One of the masks Morgancollected displays this same feature and is likely by the same maker Ref. Fenton
PHOTO CREDIT: BOB SKALKOWSKI
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HEDDLE WOVEN GARTER WITH HUMAN IMAGERY
Chippewa or other Great Lakes culture
Ca. 1820–1840
Wood thread, glass trade pony beads
Length: approx. 33" (with fringe) , bead panel 10" x 2⅝ "
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Provenance:Alan Silberberg, Massachusetts
Similar examples are now housed at The Detroit Institute of Arts from the Chandler-Pohrt
Collection. Ref. Penney The seven human figures created with pony beads and wool
trade yarn harken to an earlier time when similar imagery would seen in the shell bead
wampum belts of the 18th century.
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MOOSE HAIR EMBROIDERY POUCH ON BLACK DYED BUCKSKIN
Huron
Canada
Ca. 1820–1840
Black dyed native tanned hide, dyed moosehair, silk ribbon, thread
Length: 100" Width: 90"
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Provenance:
John & Valerie Arieta, EnglandWilliam Guthman, Connecticut
An amazing pouch created from the recycled cuffs of a pair
of Huron moccasins. Pouches crafted from reused parts are
common amongst Plains Indian collections but to my
knowledge this is the only Woodlands Indian example known.
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HUMAN EFFIGY PIPEGreat Lakes Region
Maple wood with lead inlays
18th–early 19th century
Length: 4⅜ "
Provenance:
Terrance Kelley, England
Taylor Dale, New Mexico
Will Channing, New Mexico
Wellington Collection, New York
Trotta-Bono, New York
Acquisition, Inc., New Jersey
Fuller Collection, Ohio
This pipe is a true masterwork, exceeding all
expectations in form, patina, and age. A classic
Woodland’s effigy face with a dramatic strength;
we rarely see this object form executed in wood.
Likely more wooden pipes were created in the
period but did not survive the trials of time
hence the existence of mostly stone
effigy pipes today. The powerfully
rendered presence and
original maker’s intent
of this object speaks
for itself.
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NORTHWEST COAST STAFF
Haida or Tlingit
British Columbia or Alaska
Wood (alder), wrought iron
Mid 19th century
Length: 34½ "
Provenance:
Paul Gray, New York
Joe Kinker, Missouri
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PLATEAU GIRL’S DRESS
Nez PerceWashington, Idaho, Oregon or Montana
Native tanned hide, glass beads,
shell discs, thread
Ca. late 19th century
Height: 37" Width: 35"
Provenance:Descended in native familyArthur & Margianne Erickson, Oregon
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NORTHWEST COAST
FROG CLAN
OCTOPUS POUCH
Tlingit
Alaska
Trade wool & cotton
fabric, glass beads,
thread, yarn
Ca. 1890–1910
Length: 20"
Provenance:
Arthur & Margianne Erickson, Oregon
A beautifully executed octopus pouch from one of the most under-rated
beadwork traditions in North America; collectors and dealers alike usually
think of wood sculpture when considering Northwest Coast art. This
artistic medium (beadwork) was slow to fully develop on the Coast but
ultimately a stylistically unique and accomplished practice was established.
Likely, the pouch was owned by a member of the frog clan who was
associated with six potlatches as designated by the blue circle
designs above the amphibian’s head.
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CHEST/SHOULDER YOKE
Eskimo
Alaska
Wood, pigment
Ca. 19th century
Length: 16⅝ "
Provenance:
Charles Miles Collection, California
(Illustrated in Miles’ title Indian & Eskimo
Artifact of North America)
Ramona Morris, Virginia
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Plains Indian hide painting is a tradition that dates to the
pre-European contact period. Historic evidence demonstrates
the evolving medium peaks in the pictographic form during
the 19th century; regrettably by the 20th century the form
nearly vanishes. Cadzi Cody is considered one of the last great
masters of hide painting. His use of color and ability to make
PLAINS INDIAN HIDE PAINTING
Wind River Shoshone, WyomingArtist: Cadzi Cody
Elk hide, pigments
4th Quarter 19th century
Size: approx. 76" x 66"
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his figures appear in motion are traits of his superior ability. He is also known for
his masterful visual representation of historic Plains Indian dress and accoutrement.
While this example has previously been dated circa 1890–1900, it is my belief the
hide is an early example by the artist based on the constrained color palette
and types of pigment used. Cody’s work is found in many museum
collections throughout the world.
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THE PHILADELPHIA
METHODIST’S PIPETOMAHAWK
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
18th century
Wrought iron, walnut wood
Length 19"
Provenance:
Descended through the Boardman
family, IrelandDonald Ellis Gallery, Canada
An extraordinary presentationpipe tomahawk of the fashion usedby Eastern Woodland Indians andcolonial settlers in the 18th century.Dated 1772, the weapon was a giftfrom Joseph Pilmore (his initials areon the blade) toRichardBoardman,bothMethodist laypreachers sentfrom England to Philadelphia by JohnWesley (an early leader in theMethodist Church) in 1769. Theirmission was to “go forth in the nameof the Lord, and preach the gospel in
the waste places of the wilderness and seek after those
who have no shepherd.” Ref. PilmoreThe 1772 gift presentation is suggestive of the cross-country mission in which the preachers were about toembark. Wesley was unhappy that both preachers werestaying too close to home (Philadelphia & New York) intheir ministering efforts and needed travel in the fieldin search of more needy subjects. Likely Pilmore gaveBoardman the tomahawk for personal protection whentraveling. The “passing of the pipe” was an importantprotocol of the period between natives and colonials.Pilmore may have considered this important socialcustom when choosing the gift. The tomahawk bladeis wrought iron with hand engraved inscriptions and
original walnut wood haft. There would have beenan iron mouthpiece on the end of the haft, either lostor discarded (these were commonly removed becausethe iron created an unpleasant taste when smokingthe pipe). Possibly a singularly unique feature is a pipebowl clean out pick; the pick threads into the head forstorage and provides a decorative finial Ref. Stevenson.Colonial rifleman used similar picks to removecarbon buildup in the spark hole on firearms.The decorative styling of the
pick, along with the walnut woodhaft, and engraving type suggest aPennsylvania clock makermay have crafted the pipetomahawk for Pilmore.
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PLAINS HIDE DOLL
CrowMontana
Ca. 1880–1900
Hide, cloth, bead
Height: 19⅝ "
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Provenance:
James Reynolds, an early 20th century
businessman from Sheridan Wyoming,
originally collected the doll. Reynolds owneda hardware store established around 1905,
which sold and traded goods to the Crow Indians.
His collection of native objects descended through
the family and finally was dispersed in the 1990’s.
Terry Winchell, Wyoming
Bruce & Ilene Johnson, Colorado
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COMPLEX SAMPLER ––
TREE OF LIFEWITH BIRDS
Navajo
Arizona or New Mexico
Germantown wool yarn
Ca. 1890
Size with fringe:
34" x 23"
Provenance:
Joan & David Wenger,
Pennsylvania
A small group of Navajo“complex” textiles were producedusing commercially made Germantown yarn fromthe mills of the Pennsylvania town bearing the same name.Most commonly seen are blankets and rugs in less elaborate
patterns; “complex sampler” is the term collectors and dealerscoined to refer to these beautiful rare weavings. Always smallin size and meant as wall or table art from the inception; it isremarkable to think the complexity involved in hand weavinga textile with this fine detail outside in the desert undera hutch of twigs and branches. Complex samplerstook more time to produce than a simplerdesign blanket three or four times larger.
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POWDER HORN
Micmac or Penobscot
Maine, New Brunswick or Nova Scotia
18th century
Horn, wood, metal
Length: 12"
Provenance:
Jim Dresslar Collection, Indiana
Fuller Collection, Ohio
Micmac and Penobscot natives of the far Northeast maritime regions
produced very complex engraved powder horns for their own use an
for trade to colonials. The imagery relates to what is referred to as
the “double-curve” motif, the basic component of early decorative
native artwork from the Eastern Woodlands. Ref. Speck Engraved is
“Robert J. Mercer,” likely a different Mercer owned the horn before
Robert, as a ghost image appears under this name from the pervious
owner. The Indian maker applied the caribou motif but the
mermaid and skiff image is added later by a Mercer or another artist.
One assumes the later artist was involved in the maritime trades
because of the nautical nature of the secondary motifs.
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MIRROR POUCH
Nez Perce or Shoshone
Circa 1840–1860
Native tanned hide, pony
& seed glass beads, sinew
Length: 18"
(without suspension strap)
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Plains Indian warriors often
kept their coveted trade mirrorsin a special pouch. Mirrors
were used to apply face
pigment before going on the
infamous “war trail.”
This example is exceptional with
classic Eastern Plateau features and
Crow influence in both color
palette and graphic design.
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HUMAN FACE EFFIGY BALL CLUB
American or English Sailor CarvedUnknown (tropical) species of wood
18th–first half 19th century
Length: 22"
SCRIMSHAW DECORATED
WHALE’S TOOTH
American-Portuguese Sailor Carved
Sperm whale’s toothMid-19th century
Length: 5½ "
Provenance:
Ex. Private Tribal Art Collection, New York
Rick Gallagher, New York
The following two objects would rightly be considered part
of the Euro-American folk art tradition but extends into thegreater tribal art world as well. These pieces exemplify the
interplay between global native groups and merchant
sailors who were in contact regularly as the result of early
trade and whaling industries of the late 18th and 19th
centuries. Both objects were first crafted and owned by
native hands, originating in the South Pacific (scrimshaw
tooth) and Africa (effigy ball club).
The tooth has a period suspension hole bi-conically drilled by a South Seas native; the tooth would
have been suspended on a sinnet fiber cord and worn as a prestige necklace. The additions of
scrimshaw family scenes, along with “Liberty,” and the American & Hawaiian flags, are clearly the
result of a sailor who collected the tooth in trade from a native. “Manuel Francis”, the tooth’s subject,
is possibly the Portuguese-American sailor who later settled in Martha’s Vineland (pending furtherresearch, ref. Bishop Museum documents). Francis was in the South Pacific as part of the mid
19th century whaling industry, departing from Hawaii on a number of sailing vessels.
The club is a “bald-head” style, probably first created in Southern Africa and later
embellished by the sailor/original field collector of the object. The “W.B.” initials harkens
the imagination of the trials and tribulations of the infamous Captain William Bligh,
who we know had repeated stopovers in South Africa. The faces are captured
so wonderfully the naïve folk style of the period.
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HUMAN MALAGAN FIGURE
New Ireland Province,
Papua New Guinea
Melanesia
Wood, pigments, bee’s wax, shell,
plant fiber & seeds
Late 19th century
Height: 29 1 ⁄ 4"
Provenance:Roberta Entwhistle, England Janet Fleisher, Pennsylvania
Human malagan figures are used to honor deceasedperson in New Ireland; the “sculpture image that looks
human is most probably not a portrait of someone.” Ref. Gunn This is why many of the faces we see onexisting malagans are so similar, the carvers are notattempting to portray specific individuals but ratherhonor their memory. This carving departs from theclassic facial presentation with a much more raretreatment of bee’s wax over-modeling, a possible attempt
to depict a specific individual. A similar example with facialwax and open arm stance is housed at the Musee Barbier-Mueller. Ref. Mattet
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PLANK HEADDRESS
Africa, Senufo
Wood, wire, pigments
Ca. 1920–1930
Size: 24" x 28"
Provenance:Norman Hurst, HurstGallery, MassachusettsPrivate Collection
Senufo plank headdresses are one
of my favorite object forms.
Rarely available on the open market,
this example exemplifies how basic
primal human imagery in silhouette
form can become a powerful visual
statement. Similar use of static
human imagery can be found
throughout the world…on a rock
petroglyph in the AmericanSouthwest…or a Tongan club from
the Pacific South Seas. A similar
headdress was in the collection
of Georges De Menil, New York
when Goldwater wrote his
landmark text Senufo Sculpture
from West Africa in 1964.
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POLYNESIAN HEADREST
Tonga
Wood, sinnet fiber
Ca. 18th early–19th century
Length: 15"
Provenance:Michael Auliso, Tribalmania, CaliforniaCasey & Laurie Conway Collection, Arizona
I love to see native objects with period repairs. Tongan headrests
are an ubiquitous form in most Oceanic collections and the
variations we see in greater Oceania and Africa seem endless.
The native ingenuity in repairing the broken leg of this piece is
incredible. The use of braided sinnet (palm leaf fiber) cordage
and wood pegs results in a repair of unbelievable durability.
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HEDDLE PULLEY
GuroAfrica, Ivory CoastWood, nut19th century Height: 6¼ "
Provenance:New York City DealerFinlayson Collection, Toronto, Canada, illustrated and exhibitedHuman Images through the Ages from the Finlayson Collection,The Art Gallery of York University, 1976. William Jamieson, Canada
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BamanaAfrica, Mali
Wood, pigment, wire
1st Quarter 20th century
Height: 10"
Provenance:Harold Rome Collection, New York, NY
Peter Michael Boyd, WA
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POLYNESIAN WAR CLUB
Tonga Islands
Wood
Ca. first half 19th century
Length: 42"
Provenance:
Charles Mack, MassachusettsAbraham & Paula Rosman, New York
Paul Gray, New York
The natives on the Tongan Islands
had a very complex warfare tradition.
Weapons served a dual role of
functionality and as prestige objects.
Only a warrior with the greatest
success and wealth could commissiona fully decorative carved weapon.
The best of these have glyphs
depicting zoomorphic and
anthropomorphic imagery.
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Provenance:
Maryland estate
Michael & Jan Stinchcomb Collection, Maryland
Wood feast and poi (a fermented food product made from crushed taro root)bowls or “calabashes” are an important part of the Hawaiian native hierarchicalsystem. Ownership of bowls of varying types, sizes and wood species constituteda form of wealth and prestige to these native peoples. The vessels were used overgenerations and part of their inherent beauty is the skilled native repairs. Surely
the use of the wood butterfly in repair of Hawaiian calabashes must have hadsome influence on the work of 20th century furniture craftsman GeorgeNakashima. Ref. Jenkins
CALABASH FEAST BOWL
Hawaiian
18th – early 19th century
Kamani wood, koa wood, copper wire, native pitch
Height: 8" Diameter: 16½ "
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Himalayan cultureNepal
Wood, pigment
Ca. 18th–19th century
Height: 10"
Provenance:Robert Brundage, California James Gavigan, VirginiaRobert Banks, Maryland
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Bibliography:
Conway, Casey, Personal correspondence-February 2008, Kingman, Arizona, 2008.
Feder, Norman, Art of the Eastern Plains Indian – The Nathan Sturges Jarvis Collection, The Brooklyn Museum,Brooklyn, New York, 1964.
Fenton, William, The False Faces of the Iroquois, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, 1987.
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Provenance:
W. O. Oldman, EnglandHeye Foundation, New York
William Wildschut, Montana
Stella Foote Collection, Montana
John Molloy, New York
John Painter, Ohio
Illustrated in American Indian Artifacts,
The John Painter Collection
BALL HEAD WAR CLUB
Eastern Plains or Western Great Lakes
Maplewood, iron, hide, porcupine quills
Ca. 1800-1830
Length: 24"
B R A N T M A C K L E Y G A L L E R Y
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Credits:
Images: Bill Bishop, Impact Xposure, Mechanicsburg, PA
unless otherwise noted.
Bob Skalkowski, Middletown, PA
for Iroquois mask and Wood effigy pipe.
Iroquois Bead Decorated PouchNew York
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