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George Mather Sr., (Native American, Kwakiutl / Kwakwka'wakw, 1918 to 1990) "Thunderbird", ca. 1950s CE. A hand-carved cedar wood panel with a low relief formline totemic thunderbird in profile. The verso is signed "George Mather / Kwakiutl" and has a paper label with the historical / cultural context of Ketchikan Alaska that Mather grew up in at the time. Size: 12" L x 7.25" W (30.5 cm x 18.4 cm)

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: private Alamo, California, USA collection, before 2000

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  • Condition: Scuff and chips to wood otherwise intact. Signed on verso with some fading to signature.

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