<em>Seated Male Figure</em>, 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)

Seated Male Figure

Medium: Volcanic stone (Andesite)

Geograhical Locations:

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)

Collections:

Museum Location: American Art Galleries, 5th Floor, A Quiet Place

Exhibitions:

Accession Number: 31.1692

Image: 31.1692_front_PS22.jpg,

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..

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