SUPERB NORTHWEST COAST CEREMONIAL FEAST TRAY Chagall the headrest is conceived to

the headrest is conceived to serve as a communicating vehicle through which to contact ancestors and spirits in dreams

one of my favorites

Art from Eastern Nigeria seldom entered private collections until later in the twentieth century

Seated Female Figure

Framed: yes

SUPERB NORTHWEST COAST CEREMONIAL FEAST TRAY Chagall the headrest is conceived toHaida or Tlingit Culture, Coastal Alaska and British Columbia Circa 1780 1820 Length: 38 inches (96. 5 cm) Alderwood, Turban snail shell opercula. Provenance: Paul and Mary Thiry Collection Seattle, Washington Art Loss Register certificate #S00257110 Masterfully carved by Tlingit artists, elongated shallow trays of this type are among the most elegant food serving vessels of the Northwest Coast. With their flat bottom and undercut rim, they are