
Cast in solid copper and executed with a remarkable degree of sophistication, this statuette is thought to represent a supernatural being that served as an intermediary between the physical world and the spiritual realm. It depicts a muscular, bearded male wearing a headdress of goat horns and ears, a raptor skin over his shoulders, a cylindrical belt around his trim waist, and ankle boots with long, curved toes. His eyes are inlaid with bits of shell or stone; the now-missing pupils were probably made from a contrasting material. It is one of a pair of virtually identical figures (the other is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) that are unlike anything else that is known today.

Pattern # 98881- color 001 (Proto-type) (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Ben Rose (American, 1916–2004) Produced by Ben Rose, Inc. (United States, Illinois, Chicago) Manufactured by Raxon Fabrics Corporation United States, Pennsylvania, Allentown

Clouds (Proto-type) (Furnishing Fabric)
Designed by Ben Rose (American, 1916–2004) Produced by Ben Rose, Inc. United States, Illinois, Chicago

Self-Portrait
Walter Shirlaw (American, 1838–1909)