A North American Indian ‘Shaman’s’ Talking ‘Wand’ Head Finial
A North American Indian ‘Shaman’s’ Talking ‘Wand’ Head Finial
Holly Wood (Ilex sp.)
Plains Indian
18th Century
SIZE: 8.5cm high - 3⅓ ins high / 17cm high - 6¾ ins high (with base)
Holly Wood (Ilex sp.)
Plains Indian
18th Century
SIZE: 8.5cm high - 3⅓ ins high / 17cm high - 6¾ ins high (with base)
A North American Indian ‘Shaman’s’ Talking ‘Wand’ Head Finial
Holly Wood (Ilex sp.)
Plains Indian
18th Century
SIZE: 8.5cm high - 3⅓ ins high / 17cm high - 6¾ ins high (with base)
Holly Wood (Ilex sp.)
Plains Indian
18th Century
SIZE: 8.5cm high - 3⅓ ins high / 17cm high - 6¾ ins high (with base)
A mysterious object, as Oliver so rightly observed, with one face in this world and the other in the ‘other’. It was a typical treasure and one of the many ‘artefacts’ that lay in the drawers of John Hewett’s cabinet of curiosities. John’s influence on the most refined layers of collectors throughout the world was predominant for decades.
Ex John Hewett, 11th December, 1986
Exhibited, Oliver Hoare Ltd. Every Object Tells a Story, May, 2015
Ex Private English collection
Exhibited, Oliver Hoare Ltd. Every Object Tells a Story, May, 2015
Ex Private English collection
A North American Indian ‘Shaman’s’ Talking ‘Wand’ Head Finial
