Details
A KWAKIUTL MALE FIGURE
Standing on an oval base, both knees slightly bent, his right hand at the abdomen, the left reaching for his head, wearing skirt with painted details, a necklace, his face with slit eyes, open mouth with incised teeth, upcurled moustache, long hairdress, shaped cap, brownish to black patina
46 cm high
Standing on an oval base, both knees slightly bent, his right hand at the abdomen, the left reaching for his head, wearing skirt with painted details, a necklace, his face with slit eyes, open mouth with incised teeth, upcurled moustache, long hairdress, shaped cap, brownish to black patina
46 cm high
Provenance
L'Hotel Drouot, Collection Andre Breton and Paul Eluard, Sculptures d'Afrique, d'Amerique, d'Oceanie, Paris July 2nd and 3rd 1931, lot 22, plate XX