Zemanek-Münster

Prehistoric anthropomorphic torso

Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Okvik
sold EUR 1,800
Size
H: 9 cm
H: 3.5 inch

Description

fossilized bone, dark brown patina, arms close to the body, incised v-shaped scarification marks on the breast, base;
Okvik sculpture (200 BC - 100 AD) is highly stylized. Figures are commonly reduced to an elongated head on a block-like body, most often with little or no indication of limbs.


Comparing literature

Donald Ellis, Art of the Arctic: Reflections of the Unseen, Toronto 2015, p. 30

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