Great Lakes Woodlands Reductive Elm Effigy Ladle

Circa: 1760-80
Size: 7" OAL; (bowl) 5" W x 4 1/2"
A personal all time favorite piece of small scale sculpture. This enigmatic carving imparts power and purpose. It has an assured and refined form that reminds us of the Modernist work of Brancusi.

Illustrated and discussed: Powers, Steven S. North American Burl Treen, Brooklyn, NY, 2005, p. 164

Condition: Excellent. Untouched, complex surface.

Price: SOLD

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