Bird Wood Carving

Name/Title

Bird Wood Carving

Entry/Object ID

2011.252.64

Description

A dark brown hand-carved wooden sculpture of a bird, with yellow legs, and a mottled light brown base. The bird is crouched down, leaning to the left, with tail angled upwards and an 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 the backside of the bird's tail.

Transcription

10

Material/Technique

Carved

Notes

The inscription seems to be identification of some sort.

Type

Inscription

Location

On the underside of the base.

Transcription

18

Material/Technique

Carved

Notes

This inscription is different from the inscription on the bird body.

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

2-1/4 in

Length

4 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent