Images(3)

DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Snake lure

NameLure

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date20th century

Place madeUnited States, North America

MediumWood, paint, metal

Dimensions1 1/8 × 1 7/16 × 14 5/16 in. (2.8 × 3.7 × 36.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Dr. Eric Zafran, FA.2012.70.3

Object numberFA.2012.70.3

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionSnake painted red with black hatch marks and other areas and orange dots with metal forked tongue, plastic (?) eyes, and metal hook at top. Two weights embedded in bottom.

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