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Crocodile cowboy
Crocodile cowboy
Crocodile cowboy

Crocodile cowboy

NameAnimal figure
Maker Mamie Deschillie (Diné, 1920 - 2010)
CultureDiné (Navajo)
Date1985-1990
Place madeFruitland, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumPainted cardboard, fabric
Dimensions18 1/8 × 35 13/16 in. (46 × 91 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Robert T. Coffland in memory of Mary Hunt Kahlenberg, A.2013.6.8ab
Object numberA.2013.6.8ab
DescriptionA sizeable two-dimensional cardboard green, speckled beast with white painted claws and a detachable cowboy figure.
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