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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;all_fakes, post: 199222, member: 55&quot;]The little whale is cute; reminds me in particular of the Russ family, who are indeed Haida. (I think what Komo is getting at is the fact that if an item looks Haida, and is from Alaska, it is impliedly Kaigani Haida, as amongst the Haida only the Kaigani live in Alaska; most Haida do not live in Alaska but in Haida Gwaii, the former Queen Charlotte Islands, in Canada.)&nbsp; But people do move; and not all Haida live in traditional Haida homelands.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; But it could also be Tlingit, if from Alaska; the style is pretty general, and could be from a number of the NW artists; and also the mass-castings are often sold outside the home area of the artist who created the original from which they are cast.&nbsp; So one could well buy a cast piece in Alaska, though the specific artist was Canadian.</p><p>As I posted on ebay:</p><p>The second item, depicting an orca (killer whale) appears to be a cast item, in the style known as &quot;Northwest Coast Native.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a large number of artists whose work is marketed in this way; most are not especially valuable because they are mass-marketed for the souvenir trade ($50 at most, more if gold).&nbsp; Some artists do produce one-of a kind art in this style, but this does not appear to be one of those originals, judging by the style and quality of the work.&nbsp; The specific mark could be either the artist or the manufacturer.</p><p><br /></p><p>Northwest Coast Native art includes both Native American and Canadian First Nations artists, from the Northwest coast of the US and Canada, and Alaska; including tribes known as Kwakiutl, Nootka or Nuu-Chah-Nulth, Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian, and Coast Salish among others.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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