ABOVE RIGHT: Mask.
Chugach Sugpiaq; Alaska.
18th century or earlier.
Wood. H: 44.5 cm.
Ex George Terasaki.
To be offered November 19, 2019, at
Sotheby’s, New York.
LEFT: Mask. Eskimo; Alaska.
C. 1650.
Wood. H: 44.5 cm.
Ex George Terasaki.
To be offered November 19, 2019, at
Sotheby’s, New York.
RIGHT: Raven rattle.
Tsimshian; British Columbia
or Alaska. C. 1790–1820.
Wood, pigment. H: 34.5 cm.
Ex George Terasaki.
To be offered November 19, 2019, at
Sotheby’s, New York.
Heritage Auctions
DALLAS—An autumn sale titled Ethnographic Art:
American Indian, Pre-Columbian, and Tribal will be
held by Heritage on November 22, 2019. As we go
to press, the auction house is still acquiring lots, so its
offerings have yet to be determined, but these sales
tend to be widely varied and full of interesting surprises.
Be sure to have a look at the online catalog
after the consignment deadline of September 12.
Terasaki at Sotheby’s
NEW YORK CITY—Sculpture from the Collection
of George Terasaki will be offered
by Sotheby’s, New York, on November 19,
2019. This sale will coincide with Sotheby’s
major sale of American art to be held the
same day. It will be the fi rst standalone offering
of American Indian art at this auction
house in several years.
George Terasaki had a legendary eye for
quality, and throughout his long career
he inspired many of the top collectors and
scholars in the fi eld of American Indian
art. The selection of eighty works will
include important masks and sculpture
from the Northwest Coast, as well as
sculpture from the Southwestern United States,
including a selection of early Hopi kachina fi gures, a
key group of which came from the collection of the
artist Jo Mora (1876–1947).
Highlights from the Terasaki Collection will be
shown during Parcours des Mondes in Paris in September,
then during the major contemporary art and
impressionist and modern art exhibitions in early November
in New York, before the opening of the full
preview exhibition on November 16.
LEFT: Kachina fi gure
depicting Sotuknangu.
Hopi; Arizona. C. 1880.
Wood, pigment. H: 50 cm.
Ex George Terasaki.
To be offered November 19, 2019, at
Sotheby’s, New York.
RIGHT: Mask.
Nuu-chah-nulth, British
Columbia. 1820–1850.
Wood, pigment. H: 28.5 cm.
Ex George Terasaki.
To be offered November 19, 2019, at
Sotheby’s, New York.
BELOW: Figure depicting a
Palhik Mana.
Hopi; Arizona. C. 1880.
Wood, pigment. H: 29.2 cm.
Ex George Terasaki.
To be offered November 19, 2019, at
Sotheby’s, New York.
ART IN MOTION