Halibut Fisherman - Catlinite and Argillite Sculpture
Gary Olver
SOLD
4" x 1 1/2" x 1 1/2"
With abalone inlays.
Argillite is a type of very hard black slate found in Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, exclusively carved by the Haida people. Catlinite is a type of argillite, reddish-brownish in colour, often used by First Nations people in production of pipes and other sculptures.
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