Painting by Charles W. Furlong (American, 1874-1967)

Description:

Painting by Charles W. Furlong (American, 1874-1967), oil on canvas depicting Yahgan Indians in a dugout, 24 x 15 1/2 in., framed.

Note: Furlong was an explorer, writer, artist, and photographer from Massachusetts who studied the now extinct Yahgan on a major expedition to Tierra Del Fuego, California, 1900; the lot includes a Harper's Monthly magazine from 1909 with an article by Furlong on the expedition.
Estimate $800-1,200

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