Neel, Ellen

Lot 2524 limit € 120

Moon mask, cedar wood, carved and painted in black, red and green, inscribed on the reverse Ellen Neel 1961, for wall hanging, slight signs of age, small crack, c. 34 x 27 x 11 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