A Northwest Coast effigy speaker staff

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A Northwest Coast effigy speaker staff Likely Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl), of cylindrical form, the upper quarter carved with human and animal totemic figures, fitted with an iron tip, wear and losses to iron. length 76 1/2in, depth 2in Footnotes: Provenance ex-Collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts Sotheby's, New York, NY, American Indian Art, May 22, 2013, lot 133 A Private Collection For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing

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A Northwest Coast effigy speaker staff

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Modern and Historic Native American Art Online

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Los Angeles, CA, United States

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