THE AMERICAS
An Inuit mask
Details
An Inuit mask
Of oval form, with pierced lenticular eyes below hooded brows, pierced slit mouth and pierced nostrils, pierced twice at the border for attachment, dark patina
8½in. (21.5cm.) high
Of oval form, with pierced lenticular eyes below hooded brows, pierced slit mouth and pierced nostrils, pierced twice at the border for attachment, dark patina
8½in. (21.5cm.) high
Provenance
Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953) illustrator and painter.
Sharp was best known for his portraits of famous Indians, eleven of which were purchased by the U.S. government and now hang in the Smithsonian Institution.
Sharp was best known for his portraits of famous Indians, eleven of which were purchased by the U.S. government and now hang in the Smithsonian Institution.