Turkey

NameFigure

Maker Vincenzo Ancona

CultureSicilian- American

Dateca. late 1970s/ 1980s

Place madeBrooklyn, New York, United States, North America

MediumColored telephone wire, wood

Dimensions3 1/8 × 4 5/16 × 4 1/2 in. (8 × 11 × 11.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Fran Favaloro, A.2016.11.4

Object numberA.2016.11.4

DescriptionFigure mounted onto wooden board. Colorful turkey made of telephone wire. Fanned tail is primarily green with orange aound the edge. The body transitions from purple to brown as it gets closer to the head. The head is blue with yellow eyes.