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HEFFEL FINE ART AUCTION HOUSE 8670 JOE TALIRUNILI1893 ~ 1976Hunter Carrying a Seal with Harpoon,Bow and Riflegrey soapstone, bone and wood sculpture, signed Joe,inscribed 1~48147, certified by the Government of Canadaon the Canada Eskimo Art card #(31)~1~48147 andnumbered 31~CJ 0148147 on the Canada Eskimo Art labelon the work8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 5 in, 21.6 x 11.4 x 12.7 cmPROVENANCE:Canada Eskimo Art, 1976; Private Collection, QuebecLITERATURE:Marybelle Myers, editor, Joe Talirunili: A Grace Beyond the Reach of Art,1977, reproduced page 17ESTIMATE: $10,000 ~ 12,0007071 JOE TALIRUNILI1893 ~ 1976Hunter with Harpoon, Bow, Rifle and Knifegrey soapstone, bone and wood sculpture, signed Joe,inscribed 1~61715, certified by the Government of Canadaon the Canada Eskimo Art card #0161715 and numbered31~JF 0161715 on the Canada Eskimo Art label on the work9 1/4 x 4 x 5 in, 23.5 x 10.2 x 12.7 cmPROVENANCE:Canada Eskimo ArtPrivate Collection, QuebecLITERATURE:Marybelle Myers, editor, Joe Talirunili: A Grace Beyond the Reach of Art,1977, reproduced page 6ESTIMATE: $12,000 ~ 15,00071
HEFFEL FINE ART AUCTION HOUSE 8772 RUFUS MOODY1923 ~ 1998side view 72 angle view 72Totem with Eagle, Three Watchmen, Raven,Frog, Beaver, Killer Whale and Humanargillite relief carving, signed and inscribedSkidegate Mission, BC21 1/2 x 3 3/8 x 3 3/4 in, 54.6 x 8.6 x 9.5 cmPROVENANCE:Presented as a retirement gift to Jack Forrest, Group Vice~President,MacMillan Bloedel, 1976By descent to the present Private Collection, VancouverRufus Moody was a Haida sculptor from Skidegate, Queen CharlotteIslands, from a family line of noted carvers ~ his father was Arthur Moodyand his grandfather was Thomas Moody. The Haida people have a richhistory of art, and their compelling images and objects are considered tobe the shining achievement of First Nations peoples.front view 72This form of argillite is found only on native reserve land near Skidegate,and Moody mined the argillite for his work himself. In the late 1950s,Moody began to carve large works in argillite, and large poles are in thecollection of both the Museum of Anthropology at the University ofBritish Columbia and the Queen Charlotte Museum in Skidegate. Thislarge and complex totem depicts various clan emblems such as the Raven,as well as the “watchmen” ~ three human figures wearing high hats, oftenseen on the top of Haida poles. According to Haida legend, the role of thewatchmen is to look out for danger in both the natural and supernaturalworlds. It is rare to see such a large and finely detailed Moody sculptureoffered for sale.This sculpture is attached to an argillite base that measures 5 1/2 x 6 1/2inches.ESTIMATE: $20,000 ~ 30,000
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