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IMPORTANT 19TH CENTURY NORTH WEST COAST TLINGIT COIN SILVER BRACELET -NO RESERVE
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IMPORTANT 19TH CENTURY NORTH WEST COAST TLINGIT COIN SILVER BRACELET -NO RESERVE
Price: US $1525.00

VERY RARE 19TH CENTURY NORTH WEST COAST TLINGIT COIN SILVER BRACELET - EX JOSEPH HENRY SHARP - !

1 of 2 important Tlingit Bracelets listed!

This IMPORTANT Tlingit piece dates back to the 19th Century! Intricately designed with traditional totem elements. It comes from the estate of Antiques Dealer and Hollywood Actor Christian Rub, best known for being the voice and visual inspiration of Mister Geppetto in Disney\'s Pinocchio. This important piece was gifted to Rub by major Taos artist, Joseph Henry Sharp. Do not miss out on this rare opportunity to acquire this rare artifact!

This is one of two important Pueblo artifacts for sale this week!Be sure to view our other other listings!

  • Approximately 7\" Circumference
  • 27.5mm Width
  • About Tlingit also spelledTlinkit) are anindigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coastof North America.Their name for themselves isLingít,meaning \"People of the Tides\"(pronounced[ɬɪŋkɪ́t]). TheRussiannameKoloshi(Колоши) (from anSugpiaq-Alutiiqtermkulut\'ruaqfor thelabretworn by women) or the relatedGermannameKoulischenmay be encountered referring to the people in older historical literature, such asShelikhov\'s 1796 map ofRussian America.The Tlingit are amatrilinealsocietythat developed in thetemperate rainforestof the southeastAlaskacoast and theAlexander Archipelago. The Tlingit maintained a complexhunter-gathererculture based on semi-sedentary management of fisheries.An inland group, known as the Inland Tlingit, inhabits the far northwestern part of the province ofBritish Columbiaand the southernYukon TerritoryinCanada.\"
  • About Coin Silver Jewelry:\"Northwest Coastal groups quickly adopted the use of new materials after their early contacts with European culture. These consummate traders and artists immediately recognized the virtues of iron and steel tools. They were also quick to recognize the beauty of new materials for use in body adornment. They traded for copper sheets and wire, so no longer had to prospect for nuggets of native copper. They developed an appreciation for silver and gold, as well, which were both easier to work and more durable than copper. The earliest silver jewelry was fashioned from coins.Bracelets made of silver or gold quickly became the most favored type of jewelry used to continue indigenous traditions. The bracelets are believed to have become a way of protecting the vulnerable wrist joints with clan symbols, replacing the tattoos and labrets which attracted stares and made native women feel self-conscious when they visited European settlements. The earliest of these bracelets sometimes echoed European designs introduced on coins or in the art of sailor\'s scrimshaw, but the native design aesthetic quickly reasserted itself and blossomed in this new incarnation.\"
  • About Christian Rub:\"Christian Rub(April 13, 1886 – April 14, 1956) was known as acharacter actorfrom the late 1910s to the early 1950s, and was featured in more than 100 movies, often uncredited. He was born inPassau,Bavaria,Germany. His first appearance was in the movieThe Belle of New York. Rub was the visual basis and voice ofMister Geppettoin the animated Disney filmPinocchio(1940), Rub appeared in his last movie,Something for the Birds, as Leo.\"
  • About Joseph Henry Sharp:\"Joseph Henry Sharp(27 September 1859 – 29 August 1953) was an American painter and a founding member of theTaos Society of Artists, of which he is considered the \"Spiritual Father\".Sharp was one of the earliest European-American artists to visitTaos, New Mexico, which he saw in 1893 withJohn Hauserwhen he visited in 1893. He paintedAmerican Indianportraits and cultural life, as well as Western landscapes. PresidentTheodore Rooseveltcommissioned him to paint the portraits of 200 Native American warriors who survived theBattle of the Little Bighorn. While working on this project, Sharp lived on land of theCrow Agency,Montana, where he built Absarokee Hut in 1905. Boosted by his sale of 80 paintings to Phoebe Hearst, Sharp quit teaching and began to paint full-time.In 1909 he bought a former chapel in Taos to use as a studio, near the house of the artistE. Irving Couse. In 1912 he and his wife moved to the area full-time. He built a house with studio near the chapel. Both artists\' homes and studios are part of theEanger Irving Couse House and Studio—Joseph Henry Sharp Studios, which is listed on theNational Register of Historic Places.\"
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