Sammy Dawson - Lidded Eagle Box

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• Nation: Kwakwaka' wakw art, Kwakiutl art, native artists Vancouver Island
• Artist: Dawson, Sammy
• Type: Boxes

Outstanding piece of authentic Northwest Coast First Nations, Indigenous Art

Lidded EAGLE Box, hand crafted, hand carved, hand painted

by the Kwakwaka'wakw Artist SAMMY DAWSON

Measurements: Lid: 16" x 10", the box is 9.5" high incl. lid - it's signed underneath the lid - dated 2014

It's fully carved on the front, on both sides and on the lid. Showing the Eagle face on top, the tail in the front and the wings on the side. The back is painted in red matching the rims. Vibrant colors and incredibly detailed and clean carving - it's NOT a Bentwood Box! The lower plinth (base/frame) is not affixed and can be taken off.

great condition - have a close look at the pictures - it's a stunning piece

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About This Artist

Sammy Dawson, born in Alert Bay, BC in 1976, belongs to the Kwakwaka'wakw People. While growing up in Alert Bay, Sammy had early on started to watch the local carvers and his grandfather Chief William Robertson create masks and other carvings for...Artist bio and other available works »