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Bobcat

Maker Joe Ortega (born 1966)
Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, paint, glue, plastic
Dimensions12 3/16 × 5 13/16 × 14 9/16 in. (31 × 14.7 × 37 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Charmay Allred, A.2015.8.8
Object numberA.2015.8.8
DescriptionStanding figure of a bobcat painted light brown with black dots on upper and outer parts of body and white with black stripes from the tip of the tail to the chin. More black lines on head. Ears are standing up and eyes are painted on. A few black plastic "whiskers" are inserted on both sides of head.
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