Sculpture
Steatite sculpture of a metamorphosed bird.
- Accession Number 2022.18.173
- Artiste / Auteur Pirti Smith, Levi Alasua
- Date 1980
- Materials stone, soapstone
- Measurements 7 x 9,5 x 5,5 cm
Historical context
Sculpture of a bird with a pointed beak, its head adorned with two large, disproportionately large almond-shaped eyes, creating a human-like gaze. Its body follows the general shape of a bird on the ground. However, it has two splayed front legs more reminiscent of a seal’s pectoral fins. In addition, the obliquely raised shoulders of its two wings extend backwards into a “v”-shaped tail, on each side of which are engrav...
- Accession Number 2022.18.173
- Artiste / Auteur Pirti Smith, Levi Alasua
- Date 1980
- Materials stone, soapstone
- Measurements 7 x 9,5 x 5,5 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, Michel Noël Collection, 2022.018.173
Photo by Victor Diaz Lamich
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