DepartmentHispano
Porcupine with Pencil Quills
NameAnimal figure
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
CultureHispano
Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, painting, glue, wood chips
Dimensions17 5/16 × 19 11/16 × 33 1/16 in. (44 × 50 × 84 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Charmay Allred, A.2015.8.12
Object numberA.2015.8.12
Collections
ProvenancePart of Charmay Allred Collection, late 1980s-1990s to 2010; Waiting for dates and possible attributions from Davis Mather.
DescriptionA brown porcupine consisting of a brown wooden base figure with wood chips strewn all over the body and then many pencil-shaped white tipped pieces of wood inserted into the base to form the quills. The eyes appear to be marbles.
1920-1972
Artist Not Recorded
early 20th century
1900-1925
1920-1972
