North America, United States, ca. 1950s CE. A pair of wood relief panels depicting a Native American chief in profile, one facing right and the other facing left. Painted in shades of black, cream, caramel, and gray, the nearly identical figures are shown from the chest up with elaborate, plumed war bonnets that crown their braided coiffures and cascade down their backs. Each stern visage displays petite eyes beneath a furrowed brow, a sizeable nose, rigid cheekbones, thin lips, and a prominent chin. Their bare chests are adorned by an animal tooth necklaces. Drill holes visible on the versos of both suggest that they were previously nailed to a wall for display. Size (both about the same): 6.4" W x 5.5" H (16.3 cm x 14 cm)
Provenance: private Brevard, North Carolina, USA collection
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#171083
Condition
Nicks and abrasions throughout. Some minor chips to peripheries and risen areas. Ink markings on versos of both. Otherwise, intact and excellent with great pigments.