Neel, Ellen

Lot 2523 limit € 120

Mask, cedar wood, carved and painted in black, red and green, inscribed on the reverse Ellen Neel `61, approx. 25.5 x 18 x 12 cm, probably Ellen Neel (1916-1966); belonged to the Kwakiutl (Kwakwakawakw) Indian tribe of Canada, one of the first known female totem carvers, works in many public collections worldwide