Bird Wood Carving

Name/Title

Bird Wood Carving

Entry/Object ID

2011.252.59

Description

A dark brown hand-carved wooden sculpture of a bird, with dull yellow legs, on a gray and light brown base. The body of the bird is angled upwards, with an beak open.

Type of Sculpture

Free Standing

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood

Collection

Frink Carved Bird Collection, Art Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Paul Arthur Frink

Role

Sculptor

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

On the backside of the bird's tail and on the underside of the base.

Transcription

8

Material/Technique

Carved

Notes

The inscription seems to be identification of some sort.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Carving

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sculpture

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Width

1-3/4 in

Length

4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent