Description:
Carl Kauba (a.k.a. T. Curts) (Austrian, 1895-1922)
Ki-yat-ti-de (The Water Carrier)
Signed "T. Curts" in the top of the bronze base, titled on a presentation plaque affixed to the plinth.
Cold-patinated bronze with copper brown patina, height 18 1/2 in. (47.5 cm),on a marble plinth.
Condition: Minor dust and dirt.
N.B. Possibly inspired by a photograph of a Laguna girl in Apache clothing by Karl E Moon & Company, Albuquerque, New Mexico, published in The Burr McIntosh Monthly, Volume 11.
Estimate $3,000-5,000
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Moon & Company, T. Curts, Carl Kauba, AlbuquerqueRobin S.R. Starr
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