Lot 75
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HAIDA FIGURE OF A LADY
NORTHWEST COAST, CANADA
African & Oceanic Art, Antiquities and Natural History | 598
Auction: 5 May 2020 at 12:00 BST
Estimate: £4,000 - £6,000
Description
carved argilite, depicting a western lady, perhaps a sea captains wife, shown with her hair tied at the back with a loose band, she wears an overcoat and long skirt - the typical European attire of the period, her hands held at the waist
Dimensions
17.5cm tall
Footnote
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom, acquired in the West Country in the 1950's.