Bird Wood Carving

Name/Title

Bird Wood Carving

Entry/Object ID

2011.252.69

Description

A light yellow hand-carved wooden sculpture of a bird, on a dark brown base. The bird is crouched down, with tail raised vertically, with the body tilting to the left, and 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 back side of the raised tail, and on the underside of the base.

Transcription

16

Material/Technique

Carved, Pen

Notes

The number 16 is carved into the wood, with black ink and under the glaze.

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

3-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent