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Johannes Kreutzmann, 1862-1940, greenlandic folk art, pair of wooden figures depicting a Greenlandic man and woman both signed. H: 39&45cm
Johannes Kreutzmann was a Greenlandic hunter and folk artist, born in 1862 in Kangaamiut, Greenland. He was known as a skilled kayak hunter and seal hunter. In his free time he carved and painted small wooden figures that showed everyday life in Greenland.
Item number: 859