BODY ART: MARKS OF IDENTITY (AMNH, NEW YORK, NY, USA, 1999)

AMERICA'S FASCINATING INDIAN HERITAGE. MAXWELL, JAMES, EDITOR, 1978, Publisher: READER'S DIGEST OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.FIRST EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978, Publisher: THE CENTER FOR INTER-AMERICAN RELATIONS AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE ARTS OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: SECOND EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978

OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: SECOND EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978 OBJECTS OF BRIGHT PRIDE: NORTHWEST COAST INDIAN ART FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY.FIRST EDITION. WARDWELL, ALLEN EXHIBITION CATALOG, 1978, Publisher: THE CENTER FOR INTER-AMERICAN RELATIONS AND THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF THE ARTS

OBJECTS OF EXCHANGE: SOCIAL AND MATERIAL TRANSFORMATION ON THE LATE NINETEENTH-CENTURY NORTHWEST COAST. GLASS, AARON EXHIBITION CATALOG, 2011, Publisher: BARD GRADUATE CENTER

Carved cedar rattle in the shape of a raven. The body is painted black with incised ovoid designs highlighed by the natural colour of the wood. Long horse(?) hair tail attached to a cylindrical piece of wood. The tail is decorated with 4 wooden paddle-shaped attachments (plain, white, red, black) representing the 4 directions and a piece of abalone shell representing the ocean. The artist's mark is incised underneath the chin. Condition: excellent.

An ornate wooden comb carved into a bear with protruding rounded ears inlaid with haliotis shell. The bear has prominent eyebrows, and its eyes, nose and teeth are inlaid with haliotis shell The bear' s mouth has a wonderful expression of concentrated gripping, as protruding is the inlaid tail of a fish, which also doubles as the bear' s tongue. The bear' s paws are firmly planted on either side of the tail or tongue. On the reverse of the comb the bear' s head is concave, and the shape of its arms are accentuated by grooves. The comb has a patina of use.; Good