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Pacific Northwest Coast Wood Bear Mask, Signed Lavalle

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Pacific Northwest Coast Wood Bear Mask, Signed Lavalle

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Native American / First Nations, Pacific Northwest Coast, United States / Canada, Haida / Tsimshian / Tlingit culture, ca. mid-20th to 21st century CE. A hand carved cedarwood bear mask, painted a dark blue color with red and black highlights. The interior is signed "Lavalle." Size: 10.5" L x 6.3" W (26.7 cm x 16 cm)

Please note this item falls under the Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act and is not eligible for international shipping. Native American, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian objects are only eligible to ship within the United States.

Provenance: private Litchfield, Ohio, USA collection

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Pacific Northwest Coast Wood Bear Mask, Signed Lavalle

Name: Pacific Northwest Coast Wood Bear Mask, Signed Lavalle
SKU: 178036496
Price: 800 USD
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