NA-2702 A SPLENDID NORTHERN NORTHWEST COAST SHAMAN'S AMULET

This fine Northwest Coast raven effigy, carved from an antler, was used during the 19th Century by shamans of the Haida or Tsimshian Tribe in healing rituals. It has a hole drilled for suspension from a ceremonial object.

ORIGIN

Unknown Northern Northwest Coast artist, Haida or Tsimshian, British Columbia, Canada, circa 1840-1860.

DIMENSION

L 3.2IN
L 8.128CM

PROVENANCE

Acquired from the Proctor Stafford Collection, Los Angeles, California. Mr. Stafford was an important collector of American Tribal and Pre-Columbian art from the early 1950s to the late 1990s.

CONDITION

Excellent.