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Arthur Price, RCA, SSC, OSA (1918-2008) CanadianRon A. Sebastian (1945 - ) GitxsanNavajo Horse Blanket
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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The George & Joanne MacDonald Collection

The George & Joanne MacDonald Collection sale will be live online and in the room on Saturday, June 11th at 10am (EST). Preview is available, please read auction Terms of sale and Details. Dr. George F. MacDonald, C.M., Ph.D., LL.D., F.R.S.C. (1938-2020) was a Canadian anthropologist and museum director who pioneered archaeological and ethnohistorical research on the Tsimshian and Gitxsan, and was recognized as an expert on Northwest Coast art. MacDonald was born in Cambridge, Ontario, and had degrees from the University of Toronto (1961: B.A. (Honours) in Anthropology), and Yale University (Ph.D. in Anthropology). In 1960, MacDonald joined what was then called the Canadian Museum of Man as Atlantic Provinces Archaeologist. He held the positions as Chief of the Archaeology Division of the Museum of Man; Founding Director, President, CEO, and Executive Director of the Canadian Museum of Civilization; CEO of the five museums of the state of Victoria, Australia; Director of the Melbourne Museum; and Director of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture. He was also the author of several scholarly publications and held various academic positions at universities and museums around the world. Mrs. Joanne MacDonald, M.A., worked as curator for the National Museum of Man, the National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution, and the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. She was appointed Research Associate at the Canadian Museum of Civilization, the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, the Melbourne Museum, and the Royal Ontario Museum. She was a researcher and policy analyst for the Glenbow Museum, the National Museum of Man, and the Canadian Museum of Civilization.
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Limited Edition Aboriginal Etching, Australia: Aboriginal Etching, Cloak. Limited edition copper etching, numbered 7/10, signed indistinctly lower right, blind stamp for Australian Print Workshop, framed with archival acid free materials. Sight
0026: Limited Edition Aboriginal Etching, AustraliaEst. CA$350-CA$450
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Rita Pwerle (1972 - ) Australian: Pair Aboriginal Breast Paintings. Australian, by Alice Springs aboriginal artist Rita Pwerle (1972- ), acrylic on canvas, signed & titled "Body Paint" verso, dimensions 10.5" high x 10.5" wide x 2"
0027: Rita Pwerle (1972 - ) AustralianEst. CA$300-CA$500
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Ancestral Hut Post Figure, Papua New Guinea: Ancestral Hut Post Figure. Maprik District, Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century, carved hardwood figural hut post decorated with painted natural polychrome pigments, shortened at
0028: Ancestral Hut Post Figure, Papua New GuineaEst. CA$900-CA$1,200
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Two Paddles, Papua New Guinea: Two Paddles. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, one of carved hardwood showing a spirit figure grip atop a cylindrical shaft, terminating to a carved throat & tear-shaped blade,
0029: Two Paddles, Papua New GuineaEst. CA$600-CA$800Lot Passed
Rare Ceremonial Axe, Papua New Guinea: Rare Ceremonial Axe, Mt. Hagen, Papua New Guinea, early 20th century, the hand-hewn gray-green schist blade affixed to a jiwaka wood handle with woven rattan fibers, the opposing end with an
0030: Rare Ceremonial Axe, Papua New GuineaEst. CA$900-CA$1,200Lot Passed
Body Armour Panels, Papua New Guinea: Body Armor Panels. West Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea, early to mid 20th century, hand-woven cane fibers on wooden stays, decorated with natural pigment, measuring 19” high x 19” wide.
0031: Body Armour Panels, Papua New GuineaEst. CA$400-CA$600Lot Passed
Canoe Model, Papua New Guinea: Canoe Model. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, Gogodala People, mid to late 20th century, carved softwood decorated with natural pigments & raffia, measuring 5.5" h x 73" l x x 7" w.
0033: Canoe Model, Papua New GuineaEst. CA$500-CA$700Lot Passed
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Skull Rack, Papua New Guinea: Skull Rack. Sepik River, Torembi People, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, bark panels decorated with natural pigments & raffia, lashed with rattan fibers to a cane frame, measuring
0034: Skull Rack, Papua New GuineaEst. CA$400-CA$600
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Skull Taking Basket, Papua New Guinea: Skull Taking Basket. Sepik River, Papua New Guinea, mid to late 20th century, woven rattan on a cane frame with braided handles, decorated with natural pigments. Measuring 18” high x
0035: Skull Taking Basket, Papua New GuineaEst. CA$300-CA$400
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Large Ritualistic Kavat Mask, Papua New Guinea: Large Ritualistic Kavat Mask. Papua New Guinea, Central Baining People, mid 20th century, hand-stitched bark-cloth over a bentwood frame, decorated with natural pigments, areas of wear, measuring
0036: Large Ritualistic Kavat Mask, Papua New GuineaEst. CA$600-CA$800
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Aboriginal Bark Painting, Australia: Aboriginal Bark Painting, Mimih Spirits. Bill Murrbbunkurla Namunjdja (1959 - ). Arnhem Land, Australia, earth pigments on stringybark, fastened to hardwood branch stays with woven natural fibres,
0038: Aboriginal Bark Painting, AustraliaEst. CA$600-CA$800
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Aboriginal Bark Painting, Australia: Aboriginal Bark Painting, Yawkyawk (Water Sprite). Jimmy Njiminjuma (1945-2004) Western Arnhem Land, Northern Territory Australia, earth pigments on stringybark, fastened to hardwood branch stays
0039: Aboriginal Bark Painting, AustraliaEst. CA$3,000-CA$4,000Lot Passed
Spirit Carving, Australia: Mimih Spirit Carving. Australian, by aboriginal artist Gideon Djorlom (1968 - ) Kunwinijku Region, Northern Territory, carved softwood decorated with natural pigments depicting a mimih spirit,
0040: Spirit Carving, AustraliaEst. CA$400-CA$600Lot Passed
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Carved Painted Tribal Panel, Oceania: Tribal Carved & Painted Panel. Oceania, mid to late 20th century, carved softwood panel with relief carved motifs, decorated with natural pigments, measuring 25.5” high x 19” wide.
0041: Carved Painted Tribal Panel, OceaniaEst. CA$300-CA$400
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Aboriginal Burial Post, Australia: Aboriginal Larrakitj (Burial Post). Australian, Arnhem Land, mid to late 20th century, hollowed hardwood post, hand-painted with natural pigments depicting skeletal images, measuring 76.5” long
0042: Aboriginal Burial Post, AustraliaEst. CA$500-CA$700Lot Passed
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Hudong Spirit Masks, Borneo: Two Hudong Spirit Masks. Borneo Dayak People, mid to late 20th century, both carved softwood masks affixed to vertical pendants with natural fibers, all decorated with natural pigments, one measuring
0043: Hudong Spirit Masks, BorneoEst. CA$250-CA$350
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Embroidered Robe / Kimono, Japan: Embroidered Ainu Kaparamip Robe / Kimono. Japan, Hidaka Region Southern Hokkaido, early 20th century, hand-stitched applied curvilinear motifs on black cotton, accented with floral printed sections,
0044: Embroidered Robe / Kimono, JapanEst. CA$2,500-CA$3,500
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Humanoid Mask by Ernie Chester, Ditdaht Nation: Wolf Society, Humanoid Mask. Ernie Chester, Ditidaht, Nitinat Lake, British Columbia, signed, painted cedar & shredded cedar bark, dimensions, 11.5” h x 7.25” w x 7” d.
0045: Humanoid Mask by Ernie Chester, Ditdaht NationEst. CA$500-CA$700
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Francis William (1936-2003) Haida: Francis William (male), Haida sterling silver cuff bracelet, engraved with totemic motifs, signed on the reverse in script, measuring 1” h x 2.5” w, weight 30 grams.
0046: Francis William (1936-2003) HaidaEst. CA$600-CA$800
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Haida Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet: Haida Sterling Silver Cuff Bracelet. Engraved with an Orca mask, monogrammed & dated 72 on the reverse, measuring 1" h x 2.5" w, weight 27 grams.
0047: Haida Sterling Silver Cuff BraceletEst. CA$250-CA$350
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Francis Dick (1959 - ) Kwakwaka'wakw: Francis Dick (female), "Thunderbird Headdress", carved & articulated painted cedar inset with panels of natural material, signed, dimensions, 25” long.
0048: Francis Dick (1959 - ) Kwakwaka'wakwEst. CA$1,200-CA$1,500
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