AN ESKIMO STONE FIGURE Mid 20th Century Formed...
AN ESKIMO STONE FIGURE Mid 20th Century Formed of grey soapstone, the figure from Provungkatuck, Baffin Island, is depicted standing on a rock wrapped in several layers of thick clothing holding a large fish, with stylised facial features, 18cm high, Provenance: Deaccessioned from the American Indian Art Gallery, Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Property from the collection of Mr William Charleson, acquired in 1963.
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AN ESKIMO STONE FIGURE Mid 20th Century Formed of grey soapstone, the figure from Provungkatuck, Baffin Island, is depicted standing on a rock wrapped in several layers of thick clothing holding a large fish, with stylised facial features, 18cm high, Provenance: Deaccessioned from the American Indian Art Gallery, Brattle Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Property from the collection of Mr William Charleson, acquired in 1963.