LOT 76 A Northwest Coast land otter effigy pendant
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A Northwest Coast land otter effigy pendantA Northwest Coast land otter effigy pendantLikely Tlingit or Tsimshian, carved from a large animal tooth, the crouching otter executed in relief with pronounced ribs and formline details, a wide tongue emerging from the mouth and extending backward across the snout, pierced for suspension.length 4 7/8inProvenanceDaniel and Martha Albrecht collectionSee Wardwell, Allen, Tangible Visions: Northwest Coast Indian Shamanism and Its Art, 1996, Monacelli Press, New York, NY, p.187, Nos. 248 - 250, for similar otter-form amulets or pendants.
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