1853 - 1944
Canadien
Spoon
bois sculpté avec peinture
au verso signé et inscrit
9 x 2 1/4 x 3 po, 22.9 x 5.7 x 7.6 cm
Estimation : 3 000 $ - 4 000 $ CAD
Vendu pour : 2 500 $
Exposition à :
PROVENANCE
Collection of George Elijah Eckerman, Oregon and then Prince Rupert (1913 - 1947)
By descent to the present Private Collection, Georgia, USA
The carver and painter Frederick Alexcee, who was also known as Wiksamnen, was the son of a Tsimshian mother and Iroquois father. He lived most of his life in the village of Lax Kw’alaams (Fort Simpson or Port Simpson) and began his artistic career by carving masks and other objects, examples of which are in the collection of the UBC Museum of Anthropology and the Royal BC Museum in Victoria.
The consignor's grandfather, George Elijah Eckerman, moved to Prince Rupert in 1913. George Elijah Eckerman was originally from Oregon, and moved to Prince Rupert as an entrepreneur in the dry goods business. He remained in Prince Rupert until his passing in 1947. As inscribed on verso, this work was created in nearby Port Simpson, now known as Lax-Kw'alaams. This work has remained in the same family until its consignment to Heffel, in addition to lots 103, 104 and 120.
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