DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Wooden grotesque
NameWooden grotesque
Artist
Artist unrecorded
Place madeNorth America
MediumCoconut shell, wood, metal, glass, varnish
DimensionsOverall: 8 11/16 x 4 5/16 in. (22 x 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.74
Object numberFA.2010.97.74
DescriptionCoconut shell, hollowed out and carved into form of animal with inset white and black glass eyes, sits atop a short "stump" attached by metal screw through bottom of shell. Slightly loose (as created).
ca. 1800
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
Artist unrecorded
