Mourning Figure

Mark A. Johnson Tribal Art

A female figure from top of a fence post that once surrounded a funerary structure.  The posture of a sitting figure with the elbows resting on the knees and the hands held up to the face represents a figure in mourning for the recently deceased.  The female is wearing her hair in a bun with a flat hair ornament.

Hardwood. H: 22" (55.9 cm), not including base.

$6,500.00

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