Bird Wood Carving

Name/Title

Bird Wood Carving

Entry/Object ID

2011.252.43

Description

A light brown hand-carved wooden sculpture of a bird, with yellow legs on a base that has a gray top and light brown sides. The bird is crouched down angled forward, with tail angled upwards, and open beak.

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 back side of the bird tail, and on the underside of the base.

Transcription

15

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

3-1/2 in

Width

2 in

Length

4-1/4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent