California Indian Collection
For Sale
Owner: Carolyn M Kuali`i
Monday, May 5, 2014
Aloha Friends. . . selling off the following items is bitter/sweet for
me but I am blessed to have them to help me during at time of
financial need - been unemployed. Most of the items I’ve had for
at lease thirty-years and each comes with a story that is
associated with my work and relationship to the California Indian
community. I am only offering these items to a handful of friends.
If you know of others within your circle of friends and family that
might be interested, please share. All prices are negotiable and I
am also willing to workout a payment plan.
Mahalo for your consideration,
Carolyn
Monday, May 5, 2014
Serigraph Prints
“Bear Dancer” and “Community Bear Dance” are the titles that describe these two serigraphs
created by Pit River/Paiute artist, Jean LaMarr. These two exceptional prints have been part of my
personal California Indian art collection for the pass thirty-years. I purchased these rare finds in the
1980s at a Indian Women’s Conference from a print seller. What drew me to these prints was the
artist’s composition and use of a minimal color palette. To me, Jean really captured the ceremony and
social interaction of the “Bear Dance” and her use of copper adds an elegant design element that
brings a quality of brilliance to each print’s aesthetics.
Jean LaMarr in my option was ahead of her time as a printmaker in the 1980s. I showed these prints
to an art dealer friend and he was surprised that they were thirty-plus years old. He felt they were in
great condition and very current in style when compared to today’s silk screen technology.
Both prints are mounted on foam core and framed by a 3/4 inch brown mat board.
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Bear Dancer
Artist: Jean LaMarr
Pit River/Paiute
Medium: Serigraph
Dimensions: 18” x 24”
Asking price:
$350
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Bear Dancer
Detail of the print
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Community Bear Dance
Dimensions: 18” x 24”
Asking price: $350
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Community
Bear Dance
Detail of the print
Monday, May 5, 2014
Other Items for Sale
Basket Medallion Necklace
3 Strain Olivella Shell Necklace
Beargrass & Abalone Necklace
Elk Tobacco Pouch
Monday, May 5, 2014
Basket Medallion Necklace
This piece was made in the 1980s by the late
Master Basket Weaver Vivian Hailstone [Risling]
(1913 - 2000)
Tribe: Karok,Hupa/Yurok
Dentalium, abalone bird,
pine nuts, and abalone, black and
red glass beads
Medallion Dimensions: 2.5”x 2.5” with beaded trim
Necklace Length: 17”
Asking price: $350
Monday, May 5, 2014
3 Strain Olivella Shell
Necklace
Artist: Unknown
Yurok/made in the late 1980s
Dear leather neck strap, small olivella
shells, and blue and yellow glass beads
Necklace Length: 15”
Asking price: $100
Monday, May 5, 2014
Yurok Beargrass &
Abalone Necklace
Yurok Artist
Made around 2004
Beargrass braiding,Yurok
geometric abalone
pieces, dentalium shells,
abalone buttons and
beads, and black and red
glass beads with dear
leather neck strap
Necklace Length: 18”
Asking price: $225
Monday, May 5, 2014
Elk Tobacco Pouch
Artist: George Blade
Tribe: Hupa/Yurok
Dimensions: 4.5” x 1.5”
Asking Price: $250
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For inquiries please contact:
Carolyn Kuali`i
[email protected]
510.548.2965
All prices are negotiable and a portion of the sales with go to
support the work of Kua`aina Associates, Inc.,
a small Indigenous Art/Culture non-profit.
Link here to learn more about Kua`aina Associates
Prices do not include shipping & handling
Monday, May 5, 2014