Sculpture from the Collection of George Terasaki
Sculpture from the Collection of George Terasaki
HOPI FIGURE
Auction Closed
November 19, 09:20 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
HOPI FIGURE
Depicting Koyala or Koshare
Circa 1890
Height (with hair): 13 ¾ in (35 cm)
Cottonwood, pigments, hair, fiber
Inscribed on the reverse in black ink: "x4.39"
George Terasaki, New York, acquired in the 1970s
Alexandra Pascassio and George Terasaki, Kachina: George Terasaki Collection, Paris, 2008, n.p., cat. no. 15
This doll depicts an older version of the more familiar white and dark stripes of the Koshare "clown" figure (see lot 35).