Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art - 10th February 2015
Lot 515
A Kwakiutl carved wood puppet figure
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £1800
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Description
A Kwakiutl carved wood puppet figure, British Columbia, with a square head with remaining of fibre, crescent eyes and mouth, a narrow torso with angled arms and open hands, with arcaded legs and base, 22.5cm high, on a stand.
c.f. chefs-d'oeuvre des art indiens et esquimaux du canada, musee de l'homme paris, mars - septembre 1969, galerie nationale du canada ottawa, novembre 1969 - janvier 1970, fig.87 for a similar figure.