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UNIDENTIFIED, FIRST NATIONS, Totem (Raven Releasing the

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UNIDENTIFIED, FIRST NATIONS, Totem (Raven Releasing the

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UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST, TLINGIT, probably JUNEAU AREA
Model Totem (Raven Releasing the Light), c. 1900
polychromed cedar, 7.25 x 1.5 x 1.75 in (18.4 x 3.8 x 4.4 cm)
carved and heightened with paint to illustrate the story of the Raven Releasing the sunlight from a box.
unsigned.

Provenance
Skinner Inc., 24 September 2011, Lot 373;
A British Columbia Collection;
Private Collection, Toronto.

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Name: UNIDENTIFIED, FIRST NATIONS, Totem (Raven Releasing the
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Price: 380 CAD
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