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Northwest Coast First Nation Kwakwaka'wakw Cedar Four Panel Box "Haida Eagle "
$ 501.57
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Description
Exquisite Authentic Northwest Coast First Nation Kwakwaka'wakwdeep deep hand carved Four Panel
Box depicting "Haida Eagle" and symbols!
Artist: Signed, Handmade Cedar Box. Lid and Stand, deep hand carved panels (4)-carved & painted by renowned carver-artist Sammy Dawson.
Panel Box Size: Large 15-1/2" Long x 10-1/2" Wide x 9" Tall x 3/4" Thick Cedar Box, Net Weight: Very Very Heavy 7 lb. 10.6 oz. (Unpackaged)
Like New-Great Condition-excellent quality-artistry! Please view photo's.
Dawson, Sammy
Sammy Dawson, born in Alert Bay, BC in 1976, belongs to the Kwakwaka'wakw People. While growing up in Alert Bay, Sammy had early on started to watch the local carvers and his grandfather Chief William Robertson create masks and other carvings for the local potlatches. His mother is from the Tsawatainuk First Nation and his father is from the island village First Nation of Mamalilikulla. It was William who gave Sammy the cultural name of Giyosdisalas, which means Leading the Way.
He started carving when he was 12 years old. He apprenticed under Simon Dick and Eddie McDougal and worked together with many local carvers. Today he carves Masks, drums as well as larger totems, boxes and other ceremonial pieces.
Sammy is a leader amongst his peers and has become a very collectable artist that is represented in many of the top native art galleries.