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Kingfisher bird
Kingfisher bird
Kingfisher bird
DepartmentAfrica

Kingfisher bird

NameSculpture
Artist Edward Zwane
CultureZulu
Date2005
Place madeSOUTH AFRICA, Africa
Mediumtelephone wire
Dimensions6 7/8 × 3 1/4 × 9 3/4 in. (17.4625 × 8.255 × 24.765 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of David Arment and Jim Rimelspach, David Arment Southern African Collection, IFAF Collection, FA.2024.12.139.
Object numberFA.2024.12.139
DescriptionTelephone wire sculpture in the shape of a bird. Blue with green tail, orange beak and legs.
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