DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Bottle cap snake
NameBottle cap snake
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Place madeNorth America
MediumMetal (tin bottle caps, wire, steel washer and nuts, brass tacks), wood, cork, paint
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/16 x 22 15/16 x 11 1/2 in. (8.1 x 58.2 x 29.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.70
Object numberFA.2010.97.70
DescriptionSnake with painted hardwood top "head" with "tongue" and brass tack eyes on bottle cap body. Tail of conical metal sleeve, a washer, several nuts and miscellaneous small hardware pieces.
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Late 19th century
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1920s-1930s
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