DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Hawk

NameSculpture

Artist Ivy Billiot (American, b. 1945)

Date2004

(not assigned)Houma, Louisiana, United States, North America

MediumBalsawood, paint

Dimensions13 × 9 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (33.0201 × 24.13 × 24.13 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Burt-Sellen Revocable Trust, A.2020.47.18

Object numberA.2020.47.18

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionStanding hawk figurine with black carved feathers, yellow legs and claws with black nails, yellow eyes with black pupils, and a yellow beak with black nostrils and a black tip. The tail has white feathers at the top and tip.

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