Description:

Native American / First Nations, Canada, British Columbia, Alert Bay, signed by Herman Bruce, Sr., ca. 1989 CE. A hand-carved wooden zoomorphic figure of the Mother Bear with 1 white-painted face on each knee, her right hand held over her mouth, and with a third face on a hand held behind her back that grasps a green-and-pink salmon. Size: 4" L x 3.6" W x 7.625" H (10.2 cm x 9.1 cm x 19.4 cm)

Provenance: private Don Phelps collection, owner Todos Santos Trading Post, Alamo, California, USA, acquired in 1989

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#180309

  • Condition: Minor abrasions and nicks, otherwise intact and excellent. Great preservation to pigment and finer details. Handwritten information on base reads, "Herman Bruce Sr | Namgis | Alert Bay B.C. 89".

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