NATIVE AMERICAN CARVED BUST AND CEREMONIAL PIPE SET - MID-20TH CENTURY

A STRIKING SCULPTURAL ENSEMBLE COMPRISING A FINELY CARVED BUST AND MATCHING CEREMONIAL PIPE, EXECUTED IN THE TRADITIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN ARTISTIC TRADITION.

THE BUST:
THE PORTRAIT HEAD FEATURES A STRONG, NATURALISTIC RENDERING WITH CAREFULLY ARTICULATED FACIAL FEATURES AND EXPRESSIVE COUNTENANCE. THE FIGURE WEARS TRADITIONAL DRESS INCLUDING A BEADED CHOKER WITH TURQUOISE AND BONE ELEMENTS, AND A DISTINCTIVE PINK-DYED RAWHIDE HAIR WRAP ADORNING THE LONG BLACK HAIR. THE CRAFTSMANSHIP DEMONSTRATES SKILLED HAND-CARVING THROUGHOUT, WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO ANATOMICAL PROPORTION AND CULTURAL AUTHENTICITY. A LARGE CIRCULAR SILVER OR PEWTER MEDALLION HANGS AT THE CHEST, SUGGESTING CEREMONIAL SIGNIFICANCE.

THE CEREMONIAL PIPE:
THE ACCOMPANYING PIPE FEATURES AN ELONGATED CARVED SHAFT WITH NATURALISTIC ANIMAL HEAD CARVING AT THE BASE, RENDERED WITH FINE DETAIL. THE SHAFT DISPLAYS DECORATIVE BANDING IN LEATHER AND NATURAL FIBRE WRAPPING WITH TURQUOISE AND BONE BEAD ACCENTS. THE PIPE BOWL TERMINAL IS CARVED WITH ADDITIONAL DECORATIVE ELEMENTS AND WRAPPED WITH COLOURED FIBRE BINDING. A CREAM-COLOURED NATURAL FIBRE TASSEL WITH BEADED ACCENTS COMPLETES THE PIECE.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: HAND-CARVED HARDWOOD THROUGHOUT
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- TECHNIQUE: TRADITIONAL HAND-CARVING WITH INLAY WORK
- FINISH: NATURAL WOOD PATINA, UNPOLISHED

DIMENSIONS:
BUST HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 28 CM
PIPE LENGTH: APPROXIMATELY 45 CM

CONDITION: THE ENSEMBLE DISPLAYS GOOD OVERALL CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE WOOD CARVING SHOWS NATURAL PATINA AND MINOR SURFACE WEAR. ALL INLAY ELEMENTS REMAIN SECURE AND INTACT. THE LEATHER AND FIBRE WRAPPING SHOWS APPROPRIATE AGE-RELATED SOFTENING. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, REPAIRS, OR RESTORATION IS EVIDENT.

PROVENANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE: THIS SET REPRESENTS AUTHENTIC NATIVE AMERICAN SCULPTURAL AND CEREMONIAL CRAFT WORK, LIKELY CREATED FOR CULTURAL OR DECORATIVE PURPOSES DURING THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE COMBINATION OF PORTRAITURE AND FUNCTIONAL CEREMONIAL OBJECT DEMONSTRATES THE INTEGRATION OF ARTISTIC EXPRESSION WITH CULTURAL PRACTICE CHARACTERISTIC OF NATIVE AMERICAN MATERIAL CULTURE.

Item Size: Height: 30cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 5Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

997498+2

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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