Sa'dan Tiraja Figure “Tau Tau"
Dark dense hardwood with natural pigments
Height 62"
Provenance: Gary Spratt, San Francisco, acquired in the early 1970s
Dutch Family Collection
Finely carved in realistic style of the mid to late 19th century, with strong lines marking such details as the collarbone and knees; the calves in back painted with tattoos, presumably with dark tree resin.
Dark dense hardwood with natural pigments
Height 62"
Provenance: Gary Spratt, San Francisco, acquired in the early 1970s
Dutch Family Collection
Finely carved in realistic style of the mid to late 19th century, with strong lines marking such details as the collarbone and knees; the calves in back painted with tattoos, presumably with dark tree resin.
Dark dense hardwood with natural pigments
Height 62"
Provenance: Gary Spratt, San Francisco, acquired in the early 1970s
Dutch Family Collection
Finely carved in realistic style of the mid to late 19th century, with strong lines marking such details as the collarbone and knees; the calves in back painted with tattoos, presumably with dark tree resin.