DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Root sculpture (Black and white)
NameSculpture
Artist
Bessie Harvey
(American, 1929 - 1994)
Datec. 1990
Place madeAlcoa, Tennessee, United States, North America
MediumRoot wood, wood, wool thread, beads, glitter, paint
DimensionsOverall with Base: 21 × 9 × 9 in. (53.3401 × 22.86 × 22.86 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of Burt-Sellen Revocable Trust, A.2020.47.39
Object numberA.2020.47.39
DescriptionLong, vertical, wood sculpture painted with white paint and variously decorated. Attached to a wood base.
Artist Not Recorded
1955 - 1958
1920-1972
1920s-1930s
1920-1972