Stone
Height 3 1/4 in / 8.3 cm; Length 9 1/2 in / 24.1 cm
Provenance: Maya Lin and Daniel Wolf, Water Mill, New York and Colorado
This Haida stone effigy mortar is carved as a functional vessel with a face worked into the exterior wall. Stone mortars were used for grinding, pounding, and preparing materials, with the worn interior showing clear evidence of repeated use. The stated dating places the object in the 18th century or earlier, though early stone objects should be dated cautiously without further documentation.
The rounded form, deep interior, and simplified facial features give the piece both practical weight and sculptural presence. Old collection numbers on the base add to its collecting history and help connect the object to earlier ownership. The Maya Lin and Daniel Wolf provenance gives this Northwest Coast mortar a strong documented modern collection history.
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Stone
Height 3 1/4 in / 8.3 cm; Length 9 1/2 in / 24.1 cm
Provenance: Maya Lin and Daniel Wolf, Water Mill, New York and Colorado
This Haida stone effigy mortar is carved as a functional vessel with a face worked into the exterior wall. Stone mortars were used for grinding, pounding, and preparing materials, with the worn interior showing clear evidence of repeated use. The stated dating places the object in the 18th century or earlier, though early stone objects should be dated cautiously without further documentation.
The rounded form, deep interior, and simplified facial features give the piece both practical weight and sculptural presence. Old collection numbers on the base add to its collecting history and help connect the object to earlier ownership. The Maya Lin and Daniel Wolf provenance gives this Northwest Coast mortar a strong documented modern collection history.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
INQUIRE HERE
