Major Fall Auction: First Nations Art
NOVEMBER 7 - 20, 2025
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Lot 201
Norval Morrisseau Spiritual Communication, ca. 1975 (detail)
front inside cover
Lot 214
Allen Sapp Drummers at Indoor Pow Wow, 1985 (detail)
opposite Lot 204
Alex Janvier Willow Point, ca. 1979
back inside cover
Lot 222
Robert Charles Davidson Spirit Helpers Helper, 1996
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Lot 225
Beau Dick Book-Woos (Bukwus) Mask, 1991 This catalogue and its contents © 2025 Waddington McLean & Company Ltd. This auction is subject to Waddington’s Conditions of Sale. Photography & design by Waddington’s. All rights reserved.
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Lot 202
Daphne Odjig
The Joy of Story Telling, 1981 (detail)
201
NORVAL MORRISSEAU, CM, RCA (1932-2007)
ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE)
SPIRITUAL COMMUNICATION, CA. 1975
acrylic on paperboard, signed in syllabics lower left 40 x 32 in — 101.6 x 81.3 cm
PROVENANCE:
Gallery One, Toronto, ON Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$20,000—30,000
VIEW LOT
202
DAPHNE ODJIG, CM, OBC, RCA (1919-2016)
NISHNAABE-NESHNABE (ODAWA-POTAWATOMI)
THE JOY OF STORY TELLING, 1981
acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower left; titled to stretcher verso 22 x 20 in — 55.9 x 50.8 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$12,000—15,000
VIEW LOT
203
EDDY COBINESS (1933-1996)
ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE)
EAGLE DANCER, 1979
acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right; titled verso 36 x 27 in — 91.4 x 68.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Alberta
$3,000—5,000
VIEW LOT
204
ALEX JANVIER, CM, AOE, RCA, LLD (1935-2024)
DENESULINE
WILLOW POINT, CA. 1979
acrylic on linen, signed lower right; titled verso
30 x 24 in — 76.2 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
West End Gallery, Edmonton, AB
Private Collection, Alberta
Heffel Calgary, Calgary, AB, 28 Mar 2019, lot 518
Private Collection, Alberta
$15,000—25,000
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205
ALEX JANVIER, CM, AOE, RCA, LLD (1935-2024)
DENESULINE
SEWER RATS, 1979
gouache on board, signed lower left; inscribed verso “CLU-19 / Cold Lake Alberta / 20x15 Gouache / Sewer Rats” 20 x 15 in — 50.8 x 38.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$5,000—7,000
VIEW LOT
206
EDDY COBINESS (1933-1996)
ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE)
PORCUPINE, 1979
acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right
24 x 30 in — 61 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Alberta
$2,000—3,000
VIEW LOT
207
EDDY COBINESS (1933-1996)
ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE) BUFFALO, 1979
acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right 24 x 30 in — 61 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Alberta
$2,000—3,000
VIEW LOT
208
NORVAL MORRISSEAU, CM, RCA (1932-2007)
ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE)
VISIONARY WOMEN AND FLY, 1975
acrylic on canvas, signed in syllabics lower left; titled and dated verso 48 x 36 in — 121.9 x 91.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist by Dominion Gallery, Montreal, QC, inventory no. B6684, 16 Apr 1975
Private Collection, Montreal, QC, 16 Mar 1981
Galerie Heffel Quebec, Montreal, QC, 23 Feb 2012
Private Collection, Ontario
EXHIBITED:
Dominion Gallery, Montreal, QC, 1975
$15,000—25,000
VIEW LOT
209
ALEX JANVIER, CM, AOE, RCA, LLD (1935-2024)
DENESULINE
THE SLEEPING VOICE, 1976
gouache on rag board, signed lower left; titled and dated to each gallery label verso 20 x 16 in — 50.8 x 40.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Gallery Moos Ltd., Toronto, ON Kinsman Robinson Galleries, Toronto, ON, ca. 1980s By descent to the present Private Collection, Ontario
$4,000—6,000
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DAPHNE ODJIG, CM, OBC, RCA (1919-2016)
NISHNAABE-NESHNABE (ODAWA-POTAWATOMI)
FRIENDLY SPIRITS, 1977
pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right; signed, titled, and dated verso; also inscribed “A 74 / 18/23” verso sheet 18 x 23 in — 45.7 x 58.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna, BC Private Collection, Alberta
EXHIBITED:
Daphne Odjig: Six Decades of My Work Retrospective 1952-2008, Hambleton Galleries, Kelowna, BC, 26 Feb-12 Mar 2011
$6,000—8,000
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211
DAPHNE ODJIG, CM, OBC, RCA (1919-2016)
NISHNAABE-NESHNABE (ODAWA-POTAWATOMI)
JOSEPH SÁNCHEZ (B. 1948), AMERICAN UNTITLED, 1972 pastel on paper, signed and dated lower right sheet 36 x 24.25 in — 91.4 x 61.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Alberta
$1,000—2,000 VIEW LOT
212
CARL RAY (1943-1978) CREE
UNTITLED (LOON AND CHICKS), 1974
acrylic on paper, signed in Roman and syllabics lower right; dated sheet 23.75 x 17.75 in — 60.3 x 45.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Alberta
$2,000—3,000
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213
BENJAMIN CHEE CHEE (1944-1977)
OJIBWA
UNTITLED (GEESE), 1976
acrylic on wove paper, signed and dated lower left
sight 20 x 28 in — 50.8 x 71.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$3,000—5,000
VIEW LOT
214
ALLEN SAPP, OC, RCA (1929-2014)
CREE
DRUMMERS AT INDOOR POW WOW, 1985
acrylic on canvas, signed lower right; titled and dated to label verso
18 x 24 in — 45.7 x 61 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$5,000—7,000
VIEW LOT
215
ALLEN SAPP, OC, RCA (1929-2014) CREE
KIDS LISTENING TO A STORY, 1970
acrylic on canvas, signed lower right; titled and dated to label verso 24 x 36 in — 61 x 91.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 25 Nov 2011, lot 19
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$2,000—3,000
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216
NORVAL MORRISSEAU, CM, RCA (1932-2007)
ANISHINAABE (OJIBWE)
THE ART OF NORVAL MORRISSEAU, 1979
five colour screenprints and gallery edition book, complete portfolio including The Dawn, Shaman Conjouring Speech, Composition with Loons, Young Gulls Watching, and Shaman and Apprentice; each signed and numbered 262/350; accompanied with the calfskin bound book The Art of Norval Morrisseau by Lister Sinclair and Jack Pollock, Toronto/New York: Methuen, 1979; housed in the original wood and linen case with calfskin straps each sheet 24 x 18 in — 61 x 45.7 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$2,000—3,000 VIEW LOT
JACOB EZRA THOMAS (HADAJIGRE:TA’) (1922-1998)
CAYUGA, HAUDENOSAUNEE (IROQUOIS)
SNIPE CLAN MASK, CA. 1970 wood, paint, horse hair, copper, inscribed verso “Carved by J.E. Thomas / RR #2 Ohsweken Ontario / Snipe Clan / Cayuga tribe” including hair 37 x 9 x 5.5 in — 94 x 22.9 x 14 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Montreal, QC
$1,000—2,000
VIEW LOT
218
JANE ASH POITRAS (B. 1951) CREE
SHAMANIZE THE 2005, 2005
acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right; titled sight 15.5 x 11 in — 39.4 x 27.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$800—1,200 VIEW LOT
JACOB EZRA THOMAS (HADAJIGRE:TA’) (1922-1998)
CAYUGA, HAUDENOSAUNEE (IROQUOIS)
SNIPE CLAN MASK CA. 1970 wood, paint, horse hair, copper, inscribed verso “Carved by J.E. Thomas / RR #2 Ohsweken Ontario”; affixed label reads “Authentic North American Crafts by Chief Grey Cloud / Ha-dah-geh-grenh-ta / Cayuga Tribe”
including hair 33 x 9 x 4.75 in — 83.8 x 22.9 x 12.1 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Montreal, QC
$1,000—1,500
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220
ROBERT CHARLES DAVIDSON OC, OBC, RCA (B. 1946) HAIDA
PUT YOUR COMPLAINTS ‘ERE, 2002 serigraph, signed, titled, dated, and numbered 35/67 sheet 34.5 x 24.25 in — 87.6 x 61.6 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, New Mexico
$1,000—2,000
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221
ROBERT CHARLES DAVIDSON OC, OBC, RCA (B. 1946)
HAIDA
CHEST END DESIGN, 1970
serigraph, signed, titled, dated, and numbered 59/113 sheet 18 x 14 in — 45.7 x 35.6 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, New Mexico
$500—700 VIEW LOT
222
ROBERT CHARLES DAVIDSON OC, OBC, RCA (B. 1946)
HAIDA
SPIRIT HELPERS HELPER, 1996
silkscreen, signed, titled, dated, and numbered 66/99 sheet 15 x 30 in — 38.1 x 76.2 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Australia
$800—1,200
VIEW LOT
223
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
HAIDA OR TLINGIT
BENT CORNER-FORM BOX, CA. 1970s
copper, wood, unsigned
13.75 x 24 x 14.25 in — 34.9 x 61 x 36.2 cm
PROVENANCE:
S. Family Collection, Toronto, ON
$1,500—2,500
224
JIMMY JOHN (TYEE MAQUINNA) (1876-1987)
NUU-CHAH-NULTH
MAQUINNA MASK, 1970s
wood, paint, twine, signed verso; also inscribed “Ya The A / 5th[?] Chief of Wickininish / Nootka”
18 x 27 x 12 in — 45.7 x 68.6 x 30.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$3,000—5,000 VIEW LOT
225
BEAU DICK (1955-2017)
KWAKWAKA’WAKW
BOOK-WOOS (BUKWUS) MASK, 1991
wood, hair, paint, string, signed, titled, and dated verso including hair 13.25 x 11 x 6.5 in — 33.7 x 27.9 x 16.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, New York
$10,000—15,000 VIEW LOT
226
RANDY STIGLITZ (B. 1956)
SALISH
ORCA MASK, CA. 2000
wood, paint, signed verso
13.25 x 9.5 x 6.25 in — 33.7 x 24.1 x 15.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Estate of Richard LaPrairie, Toronto, ON Waddington’s Auctioneers, Toronto, ON, 8 Oct 2020, lot 73
Private Collection, Toronto, ON
$800—1,200
VIEW LOT
227
UNIDENTIFIED ARTIST
DZUNUKWA (WILD WOMAN OF THE WOODS) FIGURE, CA. 1990s
wood, fibre cordage, horsehair, unsigned
41 x 26 x 22 in — 104.1 x 66 x 55.9 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
Private Collection, Quebec
$5,000—7,000
VIEW LOT
228
CHIEF HENRY SPECK SR. (OZISTALIS) (1908-1971)
KWAKWAKA’WAKW
RAVEN IN (CHEST DESIGN)
gouache on paper, signed lower right; titled sheet 14 x 16.75 in — 35.6 x 42.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$800—1,200 VIEW LOT
CHIEF HENRY SPECK SR. (OZISTALIS) (1908-1971)
KWAKWAKA’WAKW
KWE-GWIS (SEA EAGLE)
gouache on paper, signed lower right; titled sheet 14 x 16.75 in — 35.6 x 42.5 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, British Columbia
$800—1,200 VIEW LOT
WILLIAM (BILL) RONALD REID (1920-1998) HAIDA
THE RAVEN AND THE BIG FISHERMAN, 1983
graphite on paper, signed and dated lower right; titled and dated to gallery label verso sight 15.5 x 15 in — 39.4 x 38.1 cm
PROVENANCE:
Equinox Gallery, Vancouver, BC, 9 Feb 1983
Private Collection, British Columbia
NOTE:
Accompanied by a copy of the original invoice from Equinox Gallery.
$5,000—7,000
VIEW LOT
231
JOHN CROSS (1867-1939)
HAIDA
PAIR OF MODEL TOTEM POLES, CA. 1890
argillite, unsigned
each 12.75 x 2.5 x 2.5 in — 32.4 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm
PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Vancouver, BC
$15,000—20,000
232
UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST MODEL TOTEM POLE, CA. 1890s argillite, unsigned
11.25 x 3 x 3 in — 28.6 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Vancouver, BC
$3,000—4,000
VIEW LOT
233
UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST MODEL TOTEM POLE, 20TH CENTURY argillite, unsigned 10.5 x 3 x 3 in — 26.7 x 7.6 x 7.6 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Vancouver, BC
$3,000—4,000
VIEW LOT
234
UNIDENTIFIED HAIDA ARTIST
BEAR AND RAVEN COMPETE FOR SALMON, FIRST HALF OF 20TH CENTURY argillite, unsigned
5.75 x 6 x 5.5 in — 14.6 x 15.2 x 14 cm
PROVENANCE: Private Collection, Vancouver, BC
$3,000—4,000 VIEW LOT
