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Whittled chain
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Whittled chain

NameChain
Maker Earnest Bennett (American, born 1905)
Date1988
Place madeINDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, United States, NORTH AMERICA
MediumWood
Dimensionsoverall: 143.0 cm L x 2.8 cm W
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the artist, A.1988.91.1
Object numberA.1988.91.1
DescriptionLight wood carved into chain from one piece of wood hook at one end, balls in cage on other. One ball and section of chain left unfinished to show method of construction. Wood untreated.
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