Male Figure

Though the Ijo describe forest spirits as hideous and volatile, in sculpture they are rendered as invincible warriors with wide-eyed stares and bare teeth. This elongated figure may have held a weapon in its missing hand. A large medicine gourd hangs from his neck. The white and red pigments applied to its surface symbolize the contrast of coolness and aggression, respectively. Such spirit figures were placed on altars dedicated to clan war gods where rituals were performed.

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The Bedroom, 1889

Tarde de domingo en la isla de la Grande Jatte, 1884–86, border added 1888–89

Calle de Paris, dia de lluvia, 1877

En la terraza, 1881

Cesto de manzanas, c. 1893

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer), 1890–91

American Gothic, 1930

Noctámbulos, 1942

Beata Beatrix, 1871–72

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, c. 1622

Saint Francis Kneeling in Meditation, c. 1595–c. 1600

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness, c. 1455

Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California, 1863

Deer, Late 17th century

Landscape, c. 1860

Netting the Fish, 1889