Description & Technical information
An Eskimo female figure who appears to be wearing a mask. The finely modeled face shows the typical linear tattoos on the chin. Early Thule Culture, Alaska. Mineralized walrus tusk (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).
Date: 1200 – 1600 AD.
Origin: Alaska
Medium: Mineralized walrus tusk
Dimensions: 8 cm (3¹/₈ inches)
Provenance: Ex coll. : Michel Koenig, Bruxelles
Literature: Published : SURRÉALISME & ARTS PRIMITIFS Une révolution du regard. Fondation Pierre Arnaud, Lens (CH), 19/06/2014 – 5/10/2014
Exhibitions: Exhibited : SURRÉALISME & ARTS PRIMITIFS Une révolution du regard. Fondation Pierre Arnaud, Lens (CH), 19/06/2014 – 5/10/2014
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