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First Nations & Inuit Art
1st session

February 06 - February 27, 2020

LOT DETAILS
This session is closed for bidding.
Current bid: $5,500 CAD
Bidding History
Paddle # Date Amount

38867 27-Feb-2020 01:17:28 PM $5,500

39092 27-Feb-2020 01:14:37 PM $5,000

38867 27-Feb-2020 01:13:32 PM $4,750

39092 27-Feb-2020 01:10:43 PM $4,500

38867 27-Feb-2020 01:09:57 PM $4,250

39092 27-Feb-2020 01:07:09 PM $4,000

38867 27-Feb-2020 01:02:01 PM $3,750

39092 27-Feb-2020 01:00:49 PM $3,500

38867 27-Feb-2020 12:56:58 PM $3,250

39092 27-Feb-2020 09:51:25 AM $3,000

18252 27-Feb-2020 02:57:20 AM $2,750

39092 27-Feb-2020 12:59:28 AM $2,500

18252 24-Feb-2020 04:25:54 PM $2,250

38867 07-Feb-2020 10:38:25 PM $2,000

38272 07-Feb-2020 12:06:02 AM $1,900

7977 07-Feb-2020 12:05:49 AM $1,800

38272 07-Feb-2020 12:05:33 AM $1,700

7977 07-Feb-2020 12:05:12 AM $1,600

38272 07-Feb-2020 12:04:36 AM $1,500

7977 07-Feb-2020 12:04:21 AM $1,400

38272 07-Feb-2020 12:03:46 AM $1,300

7977 07-Feb-2020 12:03:39 AM $1,200 AutoBid

38272 07-Feb-2020 12:03:39 AM $1,100

7977 07-Feb-2020 12:00:03 AM $1,000 AutoBid

30142 07-Feb-2020 12:00:03 AM $900 AutoBid

7977 07-Feb-2020 12:00:03 AM $800 AutoBid

30142 07-Feb-2020 12:00:03 AM $700 AutoBid

7977 07-Feb-2020 12:00:03 AM $600 AutoBid

30142 07-Feb-2020 12:00:03 AM $500 AutoBid

7977 06-Feb-2020 11:40:09 PM $450 AutoBid

38272 06-Feb-2020 11:36:15 PM $400

7977 06-Feb-2020 11:36:10 PM $350 AutoBid

38272 06-Feb-2020 11:36:10 PM $300

7977 06-Feb-2020 11:36:06 PM $275 AutoBid

38272 06-Feb-2020 11:36:06 PM $250

7977 06-Feb-2020 11:35:55 PM $225 AutoBid

38272 06-Feb-2020 11:35:55 PM $200

7977 06-Feb-2020 11:35:48 PM $175 AutoBid

38272 06-Feb-2020 11:35:48 PM $150

7977 06-Feb-2020 11:35:38 PM $125 AutoBid

38272 06-Feb-2020 11:35:38 PM $100

7977 06-Feb-2020 11:30:19 PM $75 AutoBid

18214 06-Feb-2020 11:26:32 PM $50

7977 06-Feb-2020 10:41:34 PM $25

The bidding history list updated on: Thursday, March 28, 2024 06:18:28

LOT 012

1955 - 2017
Canadian Indigenous

Bella Coola Moon Mask
carved yellow cedar mask with acrylic paint and horse hair
on verso signed, titled, dated 1982 and inscribed "Alert Bay"
10 x 10 x 5 1/2 in, 25.4 x 25.4 x 14 cm

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500 CAD

Sold for: $6,875

Preview at:

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Vancouver


A carver, artist, storyteller and Dzawada’enuxw chief, Beau Dick is credited with playing an instrumental role in reviving Kwakwaka'wakw culture. Dick stands out among artists that have brought the visual culture of his people into the realm of contemporary art through his work, for which he has been embraced in Canada and internationally - particularly for the outstanding originality of his masks.

Born in Alert Bay in 1955 though raised in Kingcome, BC, Dick learned traditional woodcarving under the tutelage of Kwakwaka'wakw legends Tony Hunt and Doug Cranmer. Building on this foundation, Dick mastered the form and expanded on it. The wild creativity and versatility of his mask carvings have brought him widespread acclaim, and are collected by institutions worldwide. His masks frequently depict supernatural beings from local indigenous myths, often incorporating found materials which symbolize personal or communal significance. He would sometimes merge these with contemporary western concepts or insignia as a form of critique, challenging the legacy of colonialism by showing how the culture and language of his people has been suppressed and transformed.

Dick was an activist as well as an artist, and in 2013 he performed the first Kwakwaka'wakw copper-cutting ceremony in decades, signifying the separation of a relationship, in this case between the First Nations and the government. He walked 500 kilometres over 10 days to the front steps of the BC Parliament Building in Victoria, and the public shaming ritual was intended to bring attention to the government’s abuse of First Nations treaties, as well as the harmful practice of commercial fish farming.

In 2012 Dick was awarded the VIVA award for BC Artists. He has been the subject of a two person show at the Vancouver Art Gallery, and his work was included in the 17th Sydney Biennale, as well as documenta 14 in Kassel, Germany in 2017. That same year he was the subject of a documentary Meet Beau Dick: Maker of Monsters which premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival. In 2019 he posthumously had his first solo show in New York City, Devoured by Consumerism at White Columns.


All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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