DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Root sculpture (Black)
NameSculpture
Artist
Bessie Harvey
(American, 1929 - 1994)
Datec. 1990
Place madeAlcoa, Tennessee, United States, North America
MediumRoot wood, paint, beads, glitter, wood
DimensionsOverall with Base: 16 × 15 1/2 × 10 in. (40.6401 × 39.3701 × 25.4001 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Burt-Sellen Revocable Trust, A.2020.47.38
Object numberA.2020.47.38
DescriptionA sculpture comprised of a root with extended branches, two areas are decorated as heads with eyes. The lower head has a "headdress" decorated with carved trees. Glitter scattered on the branching areas. Attached to a flat wood base.
late 19th - early 20th century
c. 1920