Sale 2012
Estimate$300 – $500
Provenance:
Alan Sawyer, AIC Curator of Primitive Arts, 1955.
James and Marilyn Alsdorf, Chicago, acquired from the above, 9 February 1956.
Exhibited:
Illinois, Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago, Animal Sculpture in Pre-Columbian Art, 1957.
Illinois, Chicago, The Arts Club of Chicago, High Culture in the Americas Before 1500, 15 November-31 December 1982.
Published:
Art Institute of Chicago, Animal Sculpture in Pre-Columbian Art, 1957, p. 1 (illus).
E. McNear, High Culture in the Americas Before 1500, The Arts Club of Chicago, 1982, p. 42, no. 99.
Inspected under UV light and 10x loupe. Some weathering and pitting, notably to proper top left of head. Mild deposits present. Overall in good and attractive condition.
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Jacob Coley
Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Antiquities and Ancient Art