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

Collections

United States and Canada

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.

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