Loon Figure

About this object

Narrative

Purchased by Audrey Hawthorn in London in 1959.

Physical description

Bird carving (loon) with an open tapered beak. The main body of the bird slopes down from mid-back to form the tail feather that is flared slightly upwards. The base has an indented rim around the entire shape of the bird. Small white-yellow etched dots spread across the bird's back in linear formation. On either side of the bird's body are small white-yellow etched dots in addition to six diagonal lines to depict the tips of the wings. On the neck, under the beak and on the breast of the figure are engraved lines.