The wooden sculpture of Kwakiutl Max Ernst bought in 1941 in New York. Seillans 1974.

This tall, wooden Kwakiutl sculpture was purchased by Max Ernst in New York in 1941. Photographed in his home in Seillans in 1974, the stylized figure features a large head with a wide-open mouth and hands clasped at the abdomen holding a small object. It stands on a dark base, framed by the leaves of a large monstera plant against a vertically striped wall.

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Sculptures, TribalArt

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