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WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING
WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING

WILF STEVENSON NISHGA TRIBE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SGND 1981 THUNDERBIRD WOOD CARVING

$ 151.79

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Width (Inches): 7" in Width
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Type: Wood carving
  • Region of Origin: Canadian Northwest
  • Color: Brown
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: Good-Very Good overall vint cond: Faintly signed in pencil on verso. In terrific overall vint cond, w/no significant, noticeable flea-bites to any of its edges, deep abrasions, wood loss, noticeable scratches or scuffs. W/a wonderful, deep chocolate & chestnut color. Most likely realized on cedar pine wood. The surfaces remain supple & w/vivid, saturated color & has a nat, unvarnished, oiled cedar pine wood surface. The pc was hand carved by noted Native American artist Wilf Stevenson of the Nishga or Nisha'a tribe (Wolf Clan) of Greenville Nash River, British Columbia, Canadian Pacific Northwest. Realized from a single cedar pine board, it features a heavily stylized mythological thunderbird, omniscient & towering over everything around it. To its lower left is another carved bird figure's beaked head, possibly a baby thunderbird or another type of seabird. Captured is the enigmatic nature of this mythical figure to native Americans, especially to the peoples of the Pacific Northwest.
  • Height (Inches): 16 1/2" in Height
  • Date of Creation: 1970-1989
  • Late 19th century: Native American (Canada)
  • Subject: Birds (thunderbird)
  • Year: Dated 1981
  • Category: Bas-relief, shallow, hand-carved wood sculpture
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Quantity Type: Single-Piece Work
  • Originality: Original
  • Features: Signed
  • Artist: Wilf Stevenson Native American (NW Canada)
  • Material: Wood (cedar pine)
  • Indigenous people of Pacific Northwest: Handcarved
  • Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Style: Folk Art, Indigenous art

    Description

    RARE
    WILF STEVENSON,
    NISHGA TRIBE,
    WOLF CLAN,
    GREENVILLE NASH RIVER
    ,
    BRITISH COLUMBIA,
    PACIFIC NORTHWEST
    CANADA,
    LATE 20TH CENTURY
    VINTAGE
    PENCIL SIGNED
    ON
    VERSO,
    DATED
    1981
    THUNDERBIRD, TWO
    FIGURE
    STYLIZED,
    SHALLOW,
    BAS-RELIEF
    WOOD
    CARVING
    (Dated 1981)
    Pacific Northwest
    Native American
    indigenous bas-relief wood carving/wall art of fauna
    DIMENSIONS:
    16
    1⁄2" Height x
    7" Width
    DESCRIPTION:
    Faintly signed in pencil on verso. In terrific overall vintage condition, with no significant, noticeable flea-bites to any of its edges, deep abrasions, wood loss, severe scratches or scuffs. With a wonderful, deep chocolate and chestnut color. Most likely realized on cedar pine wood. The surfaces remain supple and with vivid, saturated color and has a natural, unvarnished, oiled cedar pine wood surface. The piece was hand carved by noted
    Native American
    artist
    Wilf Stevenson
    of the
    Nishga or Nisha'a tribe (Wolf Clan)
    of
    Greenville Nash River, British Columbia, Canadian Pacific Northwest.
    Realized from a single cedar pine board, it features a heavily stylized mythological thunderbird, omniscient and towering over everything around it. To its lower left is another carved bird figure's beaked head, possibly a baby thunderbird or another type of seabird. Captured is the enigmatic nature of this mythical figure to
    Native Americans,
    especially to the indigenous peoples of the
    Pacific Northwest.
    Simply terrific.
    CONDITION:
    Good to Very Good overall vintage condition.