Lot # 117 - Pacific Northwest Coast Collection – Books & Decorative Thunderbird Bo

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions: Friday pick-up inPuyallup from 10:00-7:00pm
Start Date/Time: 27-Aug-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 03-Sep-2025 8:56:00 PM
Current bid:

$22.00

Highest bidder:

Skyhigher

Auction has ended

Description :

Pacific Northwest Coast Collection – Books & Decorative Box

A curated grouping celebrating Native and Northwest Coast artistry, blending literature and traditional-inspired design.

Contents:

  • Books :
     Meet the Totem – Illustrated mid-century introduction to Northwest Coast totem imagery.
     Curtis: Portraits from North American Indian Life – Reproduction of Edward S. Curtis’s striking photographs documenting Native peoples across North America.
     Edward S. Curtis in the Land of the War Canoes (Holm & Quimby) – A detailed examination of Curtis’s film and photographic work with the Kwakwaka’wakw, accompanied by historical and cultural context.

  • Decorative Box :
     Wooden box with Northwest Coast frog motif – Finely crafted wooden lidded box featuring a bold, stylized frog design in red, black, and turquoise. Often regarded as a symbol of transformation, renewal, and communication in Northwest Coast tradition. Comes with matching insert card depicting the same motif in blue.

This set highlights both scholarly works and a functional art piece, ideal for collectors of Native American studies, Pacific Northwest Coast design, or cultural decorative arts.


Auction History

Highest bidder is Skyhigher

Date Bid User
03-Sep-2025 7:13:12 PM $22.00 Skyhigher
03-Sep-2025 7:13:12 PM $21.00 Arrow999
02-Sep-2025 10:24:10 AM $16.00 Skyhigher
01-Sep-2025 7:30:26 PM $15.00 Mctroy1966
01-Sep-2025 7:30:26 PM $14.00 Skyhigher
27-Aug-2025 4:30:22 PM $9.00 Mctroy1966
27-Aug-2025 4:30:22 PM $8.00 Dakiam
27-Aug-2025 2:59:13 PM $6.00 Mctroy1966
27-Aug-2025 11:44:48 AM $5.00 Skyhigher

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