Untitled (Caparena figure)

NameBottle cap rabbit

Artist or maker Clarence Woolsey (died 11/26/1987)

Artist or maker Grace Woolsey (died 1992)

CultureAmerican

Dateca. 1961-1971

Place madenear Lincoln, Iowa, United States, North America

MediumWood, metal bottle caps, wire, paint, stain, miscellaneous embedded grasses

DimensionsOverall: 37 13/16 x 30 1/2 x 12 3/8 in. (96 x 77.5 x 31.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, from the collection of Eric Zafran, FA.2010.96.62

Object numberFA.2010.96.62

DescriptionLarge standing "rabbit" (a) made of bottle caps on wood substrate. Rabbit has long ears projecting to the sides, short arms, large feet resting on box base (b). Eyes project from wood head. Dark stained chip carved wood base without lid has square pyramidal shapes centered on each side between elongated rectangular pyramidal forms. Box has four short feet.