Haida Feast Bowl by Glen Rabena - SOLD

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• Nation: Haida Gwaii art, native American art
• Artist: Rabena, Glen
• Type: Bowls

Fantastic Piece!

Haida Feast Bowl, by the artist GLEN RABENA.

This beautiful piece is a hand carved feast bowl in the form of a bird on one side, with wings going along the side of the Bowl, ending up holding a human face in his claws on the other side, very finely carved in shallow and sunk relief, with details incised.

The upper rim is inlaid with Abalone, the individual pieces cut by Glen Rabena. Feast bowls with the Haida were often used to serve candlefish oil, which was eaten as a delicacy and used to soften dried berries. This piece is exceptionally well executed. Carved out of solid Maple wood. A truly masterfully carved and painted piece of Haida art.

This truly is highest Quality carving!

Measurements: 12" x 9" x 6" (31 x 23 x 15 cm)

 

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About This Artist

Glen Rabena was born 1953 in Wapato, WA. In 1970 he started carving Northwest Coast art, and moved to Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada, where he studied at the Kitanmax School of Northwest Coast Art for 2 years. In 1987, Glen was adopted into...Artist bio and other available works »