Bird Wood Carving

Name/Title

Bird Wood Carving

Entry/Object ID

2011.252.29

Description

A dark yellow hand-carved wooden sculpture of a bird, with yellow legs on a mottled brown base. The bird'd head and tail are angled upwards, with 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 tail of the bird.

Transcription

8

Language

English

Material/Technique

Carved

Notes

There is the number 8 carved into the center of the backside of the tail. There appears to be a second carved symbol under the number, however it is not clear. These symbols seem 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 in

Width

2-1/8 in

Length

4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent