Seated Male Figure
Arts of the Americas
On View: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, A Quiet Place
MEDIUM
Volcanic stone (Andesite)
DATES
1000–1550
DIMENSIONS
11 3/4 × 7 × 5 1/2 in. (29.8 × 17.8 × 14 cm)
mount: 12 × 7 × 6 in. (30.5 × 17.8 × 15.2 cm)
(show scale)
ACCESSION NUMBER
31.1692
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1914, provenance not yet documented; by 1914, excavated or acquired by Minor Cooper Keith of New York, NY; 1929, inherited by Cristina Castro Fernández (Mrs. Minor C. Keith) of New York; December 1, 1931, gift of Cristina Castro Fernández to the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Carved stone seated male figure with legs bent in front and arms crossed over knees. This is a sukia figure or shaman. He is nude except for a necklace and cap decorated with incised geometrical designs and a tassel at the top. His head and face are naturalistically carved with big ears, coffee-bean eyes, a big nose, and lips around a partially-open mouth revealing two rows of teeth. The figure's spine is carved in low relief.
Condition: good; one ear is broken and missing. The figure used to be attached to a stool (34.1691) with plaster, but the two works were separated and the stool was deaccessioned..
CAPTION
Seated Male Figure, 1000–1550. Volcanic stone (Andesite), 11 3/4 × 7 × 5 1/2 in. (29.8 × 17.8 × 14 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Minor C. Keith in memory of her husband, 31.1692. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 31.1692_front_PS22.jpg)
IMAGE
front, 31.1692_front_PS22.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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