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Whirligig garden ornament
Whirligig garden ornament
Whirligig garden ornament

Whirligig garden ornament

NameSculpture
Artist Artist unrecorded
Date20th century
Place madeUnited States, North America
MediumWood, metal, paint
Dimensions12 5/8 × 29 1/8 × 12 5/8 in. (32 × 74 × 32 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Joan Pearson Watkins Revocable Trust, A.2017.6.27
Object numberA.2017.6.27a-b
DescriptionWhirligig of woman doing laundry. Propellor is painted red and base is in tan/cream. Figure of woman is bent over a bin and she pivots on her hips to stand up.
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