Prehistoric anthropomorphic torso · Alaska, St. Lawrence Island, Okvik · ID: 3039734
Vendu
1 800 €
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.
Littérature comparée
Donald Ellis, Art of the Arctic: Reflections of the Unseen, Toronto 2015, p. 30