DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Wooden grotesque

NameWooden grotesque

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Place madeNorth America

MediumCoconut shell, wood, metal, glass, varnish

DimensionsOverall: 8 11/16 x 4 5/16 in. (22 x 11 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, gift of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.97.74

Object numberFA.2010.97.74

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionCoconut shell, hollowed out and carved into form of animal with inset white and black glass eyes, sits atop a short "stump" attached by metal screw through bottom of shell. Slightly loose (as created).

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