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US$400 Small Argillite Haida Shaman Pendant Sculpture Earl Jones in Vancouver, British Columbia for sale

US$400
Small Argillite Haida Shaman Pendant Sculpture
US$400
Small Argillite Haida Shaman Pendant Sculpture
$400

This extremely well-carved little pendant measures two ¼” x ¾” x ¾”. It was carved c. 1978 by 1st Nations Haida artist Earl Jones and is signed. Earl carves in argillite and wood, but also creates silkscreen limited edition prints. He has apprenticed with Robert Davidson, and was taught by Jim Edenshaw at the Native Life Skills program at Matsqui Institute. Earl's work can be found at the British Columbia Provincial Museum, the Prince Rupert Museum, and the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC.The Haida Nation is renowned for its beautiful "black slate" or argillite carvings. The Haida began carving argillite in response to the early curio trade of the 1820's, amongst British explorers and traders. Soon the artistic accomplishments of the Haida in the use of materials such as wood, horn and stone included this new medium. While argillite used to be known as a form of tourist art, it has grown to become 1 of the most sought after art forms in North American 1st Nations art. The argillite used by Haida carvers is a dark grey carbonaceous shale found at Slatechuck Creek on Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlotte Islands), British Columbia. Argillite is a relatively soft stone to carve, although it is difficult to obtain large pieces from the quarries. It is also a very fragile stone. The supply of argillite is not in any apparent danger of being exhausted, and only the Haida people can carve it by British Columbian law. Apart from small totem poles, the primary objects carved from argillite include plates with incised designs, pendants, pipes, small boxes and sculptural figures. Some carvers give their work a high polish with emery cloth or other materials which enhance the dark, rich qualities of the stone. Even today, argillite continues to be carved exclusively by Haida artists both on Haida Gwaii (their homeland) and in the Vancouver and Victoria areas. In Northwest Coast Native culture, the shaman acts as a healer and soothsayer. Many methods of healing involve the shaman drawing disease and malaise out from the subject and internalizing these ailments. Bones and animal claws are the strongest and longest surviving parts of the body, so they are commonly found in shaman symbolism and shaman regalia. Shamans often wear necklaces and crowns made from claws, talons or bone. These crowns should not be mistaken for horns when considering Northwest Coast art! There are several theories about the appearance of tears within shaman imagery. Tears can represent purification, foresight and/or self-sacrifice. Often, tears morph into frog symbols or the tongues of frogs. This is due to the fact that frogs are seen as communicators between life and death in Northwest Coast Native mythology. "Haida argillite", "argillite orca", "argillite whale", "Haida slate", "slate totem pole", "Marcel Russ", "Ed Russ Haida", "Jay Simeon"


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