Offerings were made to enlist this seated man to perform numerous duties. He might have been called upon to protect a household, aid in fertility and good harvests, or to accelerate healing. Strong features convey an inner reserve of arrested energy.
Wood, pigment
19 9/16 x 6 3/4 x 5 1/16 in. (49.7 x 17.2 x 12.8 cm)
General Acquisition Fund
74.28
Now on view at the
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.
