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General Info
Title
Indian Man Gnawing Bone
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines. Native chewing bone and body quartered. To the left of the composition, indium sitting front eating a large bone to secure the on the right hand. The on the left hand is on his knee holding another bone. On the right human body quartered, without the on the right arm and on the left leg without. In the upper on the right half, the bottom, a hollow and a fence; the upper on the left corner, small clumps of vegetation.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the book Descrição verdadeira de um país..., by Hans Staden, which was never published
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Authenticity
Certificate
204
DN Number
650.6
Collection
Collection
Previous Collection
Dimensions
Height
21.5
Width
24.2
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 650(6)” and "Nº 948”.
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