Sakii.id (headress and frontlet)

ca. 1870

First Nations, Haida, st'langng 'laanaas Raven clan, 1799 - 1889

The wide raised nose bridge and prominence above the eyelid line on the bear's face are identifiable features of sdiihldaa's facial sculptural style. sdiihldaa lived and worked in Masset along with other artists. His work has been previously misattributed to Charles Edenshaw and others, but is increasingly recognized and admired for its unique characteristics.

Maple, shell, sea lion whiskers, Flicker feathers, ermine, baleen

7 1/8 x 6 in. (18.1 x 15.24 cm)

L.: 60 in.

Gift of John H. Hauberg

91.1.46

Provenance: [Carlebach Gallery, New York, New York], in 1960; John H. Hauberg, Seattle, Washington, 1960-1991; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington

Photo: Paul Macapia

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, The Box of Daylight, September 15, 1983 - January 8, 1984

Bellingham, Washington, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Arts of a Vanished Era, June 12 - October 31, 1968

Published ReferencesThe Spirit Within: Northwest Coast Native Art from the John H. Hauberg Collection, Seattle Art Museum, 1995, pg. 100

Holm, Bill, Box of Daylight: Northwest Coast Indian Art, Seattle Art Museum, University of Washington Press, 1983, no. 5, p. 21, illus.

Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Arts of a Vanished Era, Bellingham, WA, 1968, p. 27.

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