DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Toucan
NameSculpture
Artist
Ivy Billiot
(American, b. 1945)
Date2004
(not assigned)Houma, Louisiana, United States, North America
MediumBalsawood, paint
Dimensions10 × 5 × 14 in. (25.4001 × 12.7 × 35.5601 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Burt-Sellen Revocable Trust, A.2020.47.19
Object numberA.2020.47.19
DescriptionStanding toucan figurine with black legs and toes, black and yellow feathers, and black eyes. The prominent beak is yellow, blue, green, and red with a red tip. There is a white, rectangular patch on the bird's back above the tail.
1927
