Sioux Indian chief's head black earthenware workshop proof 1920

Workshop bust in black earth, the first matrix of the mould that will be used to sink the final bronze. This bust was part of the workshop of a sculptor from the 1900s and 20s in Paris. This piece is unsigned, it is the first draft, handmade, the only beautiful portrait of a Chef Sioux, in the tradition of the Orientalist school of the time. It is certainly Sitting Bull, the collar his suede leather shirt, his jewels, the side feather, the beauty of the impassive wearing of head, the look, certainly according to the photos of the famous Indian chef whose portrait at the end of the 19th was circulating in the circles of art - and who resembles him. Good condition, old accident on a corner of the base. Dense and heavy. Height 23cm.