Lot # 49 - "LOON" by William Wasden Jr. (WA) #53/160 Framed Art *Signed

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Pickup Instructions: Pickups are in Lake Tapps, WA Friday 3/28 (from 4pm to 6pm) and Saturday 3/29 (from 9am to 3pm)
Start Date/Time: 17-Mar-2025 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 24-Mar-2025 7:48:00 PM
Current bid:

$6.00

Highest bidder:

spinach

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Description :

"LOON" by William Wasden Jr (WA). #53/160 Framed Art *Signed

The Loon is an ancestor of the Village Island people. An answer names Gi'gagwe transformed from a loon into a man to start up a clan. The people who descended from him had a right to wear the loon as a crest. Many noble family married to receive this prestigious prerogative. William is the keeper of a loon helmet. This dance privilege was passed to his maternal, great-grandfather as a dowry from his maternal, great-grandmother, whose people descend from this story. The loon is a messenger and represents the wealth under the ocean.

This print is very strict Kwakwaka'wakw formline.


Dimensions : 30 in W x 28 in H

Auction History

Highest bidder is spinach

Date Bid User
17-Mar-2025 8:45:44 AM $6.00 spinach
17-Mar-2025 7:55:39 AM $5.00 bimbo

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