DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Woolsey bottle cap teepee

NameWoolsey bottle cap teepee

Maker Grace Woolsey

Maker Clarence Woolsey

Place madenear Lincoln, Iowa, United States, North America

MediumWood, metal

DimensionsOverall: 17 5/16 x 13 3/4 x 19 11/16 in. (44 x 35 x 50 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, from the collection of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.96.

Object numberFA.2010.96.63

DescriptionBottle cap teepee on rectangular wood plank base. The teepee slightly squared at "corners" of base. Formed of lengths of strung caps creating horizontal bands around body with several vertical bands around open doorway and short strands projecting from top to simulate smoke. Base in front of teepee has bottle caps nailed to it.