Grotesque figure with slit eyes and mouth
Life Story
Provenance
Acquired by the Wellcome institute in 1931 from a sale in Paris of the ethnographic collections formerly belonging to surrealist writers Paul Eluard and Andre Breton.
Donated to the Sainsbury Centre, University of East Anglia by the Wellcome Trust in 1981.
Not on display
Title/Description: Grotesque figure with slit eyes and mouth
Object Type: Figure
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: h. 330 x w. 180 x d. 130 mm
Accession Number: 40091a
Production Place: Colombia, Medellin, South America, The Americas
Credit Line: Donated by the Wellcome Trust, 1981
