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Lot 269
Sale 1963 - Native American Art
Apr 16, 2021
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$4,000 -
6,000
Price Realized
$9,375
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Lot Description
Haida Carved Baleen Comb
of flattened rectangular form; upper portion carved depicting a mammal, possibly a bear; opposite with differing image and remnants of a pasted label
length 4.5 in. x width 2.5 in.
second half 19th century
c.f. Tangible Visions. (Wardwell 2009: 208-211); similar examples are also curated within the collections of the British Museum (Am1907, 0727.1) and the Minneapolis Institute of Art (2001.272.7).


