DepartmentEurope

Musician Bear

NameAnimal

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRUSSIA, U.S.S.R., Russia, Europe

MediumCeramic, Synthetic Paint

DimensionsOverall: 4 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 11/16 in. (10.5 x 6 x 1.8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.267.

Object numberA.1980.57.267

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a bear playing a concertina. It is slip-coated with a chalk substance and painted with glossy synthetic paint. The bear is sitting upright, playing a pink concertina. The bear is brown with black tail and ears. He has orange face details and there is gold leaf on his arms.