DepartmentHispano

Owl with Kangaroo Rat

NameSculpture

Artist Leroy Ortega

CultureHispanic

Dateca. 1989

Place madeSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWood, paint, gesso, glue

Dimensions35 1/16 × 26 × 22 1/16 in. (89 × 66 × 56 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Ann Pollock, FA.2013.17.1

Object numberFA.2013.17.1

Collections

Folk Art of New Mexico

DescriptionPainted flying spotted owl reaching for a kangaroo rat in a desert setting with four cacti on an unpainted slab of wood. Rat has brown back and white front and legs. Cacti are green with some spines, one cactus in front has a pink bloom.

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