Boruta (Devil)

NameSculpture

Maker Antoni Toborowicz

Dateca. 1980s

Place madeWola Libertowska, Poland, Europe

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions13 1/4 × 3 1/2 × 3 in. (33.6551 × 8.89 × 7.62 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Grace Loeffler, A.2017.8.18

Object numberA.2017.8.18

DescriptionSculpture of a devil. Devil has the body ears and tail of and animal and a human-like face. Figure is looking to the left and is standing on base painted a dark red. The tail is long and thin and it trails down the back of the base. Devil is textured to appears as though it has fur.