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

Collections

United States and Canada

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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