African, Oceanic & Art of the Americas - 28th April 2022

Lot 1016

A Tshimshian ladle

Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £1800

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Description

A Tshimshian ladle

Northwest Coast North America

sheep horn, with a deep ovoid bowl and a tapered handle with a carved human head and an eagle head finial, 19th century,

30cm long, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Christie's, London, Tribal Art, 12 December 1989, lot 28.