SUPERB NORTHWEST COAST CEREMONIAL FEAST TRAY Chagall the headrest is conceived to

the headrest is conceived to serve as a communicating vehicle through which to contact ancestors and spirits in dreams

the inhabitants of Jalisco and the nearby states of Nayarit and Colima constructed elaborate underground shaft-and-chamber tombs

that is decorated at the lower borders by a pair of killer whales

one of my favorites

Framed: yes

SUPERB NORTHWEST COAST CEREMONIAL FEAST TRAY Chagall the headrest is conceived toHaida or Tlingit Culture, Coastal Alaska and British Columbia Circa 1780 1820 Length: 38 inches (96. 5 cm) Alderwood, Turban snail shell opercula. Provenance: Paul and Mary Thiry Collection Seattle, Washington Art Loss Register certificate #S00257110 Masterfully carved by Tlingit artists, elongated shallow trays of this type are among the most elegant food serving vessels of the Northwest Coast. With their flat bottom and undercut rim, they are