Tribal Art - 2nd September 2015

Lot 91

A Northwest Coast game decoy

Estimate £200 - £300

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Description

A Northwest Coast game decoy, adzed pine with fibre binding, 34cm long.

Provenance

Old UK collection.

cf. Charles Miles. Indian & Eskimo Artifacts of North America, page 34, pl.1.189, for a similar example with a sound resembling the bleat of a fawn.