Old West & American Indian w/ Luxury Jewelry August 1st Sale
Sat, Aug 1, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 420
Northwest Coast Whale Bone Bark Shredder 19th C.
Estimate: $750 - $1,500
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| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
This is an exceptionally rare authentic Northwest Coast whale bone bark shredder dating to the 19th Century. The piece is from the Nuu-chah-nulth (also referred to as the Nootka, Nutka, Aht, Nuuchalnulth or Tahkaht) a Northwest Coast indigenous peoples of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. This example is from circa 1850-1890’s and shows a solid carved whale bone tool with oblong oval cut gripping area, flat stout top, curved outer edges and curved bottom edge with rounded blade like finish. The Bark Shredder, also referred to as Cedarbark Shredder, was used to help soften bark (cedar bark in many cases) into fibrous layers that could then be further processed to make baskets, ropes, mask adornments, or woven capes and clothing. The piece is thought to be from the Nuu-chah-nulth Territory of the 19th Century on Vancouver Island with other whalebone examples have also been documented as being from the Nuxalk Territory in the area of Bella Coola on the north-central coast of mainland British Columbia. The piece is incredibly similar to the example from the George T. Emmons Collection in the Daphne Cockwell Gallery of the First Peoples and the example in the National Museum of the American Indian. Provenance: From an outstanding collection of American Indian artifacts and beadwork in Billings, Montana, considered to be one of the most prominent collections in the West. Measures overall 9.75”W by 5.75”H by about ¾” thick at the thickest spot.
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