Nicolas, Zacherias (1861 - )

Zacherias was born in 1861, but the year of his death is still to be determined. He was a Haida carver, and one of seventeen Haida artists who were noted as having worked on a set of 29 model houses (from Skidegate) that were commissioned for the World Exposition in Chicago in 1893. He is also known as the “Master of the Chicago Settee” (a chief's chair carved in the late 19th century), based on research by Dr. Robin Wright (University of Washington); see, "Zacherias and the Chicago Settee: Connecting the Masterpiece to the Master", American Indian Art Magazine, 2009, Volume 35, Issue 1, p. 68-75.