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Burner, Incense

Incense burner; bronze or copper bowl on plate with lid and birds. Brass brazier or incense burner, verdigris, family worship, plain bottom, birds decorating top. Height: 8ins.

Tags: Animals, Asia, Birds, China, Ethnology, Furnishings, History, Household, Household Accessories, Imagery, Metal

Ironwood. The armadillo has a large body, a long, slender pointed tail and 4 feet. The head and "shoulders" have small markings to indicate soft body parts. The ears are large and smooth. The body is smooth with deep regularly placed cuts to…

Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, History, Imagery, Mammals, Mexico, North America, Plants, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood

Figurine, Cactus

Cactus sculpture. Ironwood.

Base is a rough, irregularly shaped, flat topped, with shallow slashes. The cactus rises from the center of the slab and is a saguaro (tree-like cactus species). From the tall column trunk, two small branches extend…

Tags: 20th Century, Art, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mexico, North America, Plants, Sculpture, Wood

Figurine, Conch Shell

Conch shell sculpture. Ironwood.

Shaped as conch, highly polished. Standing position with spiral diminishing at the top and flared opening at base.

Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mexico, Mollusks, North America, Plants, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood

Figurine, Coyote

Coyote sculpture. Ironwood.
Coyote "howling at the moon." In sitting position with tail straight up. Mouth is deeply grooved, notched holes for the nose, and the eyes are wide lined carved ovals creating high relief eyeball. Long ears are…

Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mammals, Mexico, North America, Sculpture, Wood

Figurine, Eagle

Eagle sculpture. Ironwood.

The base is fairly high, rough, almost square, with one side unpolished. The smoothly carved eagle is standing with wings folded and head held high. The beak is slightly open and the eyes are defined. Head and neck…

Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mexico, North America, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood

Figurine, Eagle

Eagle sculpture. Ironwood.

Position: Facing front, the head is facing left with wings hunched like shoulders. Figure resting on roughly carved base. Has hooked bead, eyes are elongated ovals in high relief, has groove on top of head between…

Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mexico, North America, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood

Figurine, Eagle

Eagle sculpture. Ironwood.

The base is slightly smooth, rectilinear and fairly tall. The top edge is sloping. The eagle is standing erect with the head turned to the left and tilting upward.

The beak is closed and the eyes are well-defined.…

Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Birds, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, Imagery, Mexico, North America, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood

Figurine, Elephant

Elephant figurine.

Ironwood. Dark brown highly polished. Figure is a standing elephant with trunk extended upward. Ears are flattened on side of shoulders. Each ear has 3 grooves raying outward towards back. Eyes are wide lined, grooved…

Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Brown, Communication, Ethnology, History, Imagery, Mammals, Mexico, North America, Plants, Sculpture, Tourism, Wood

Figurine, Fawn

Effigy ceramic titled "Startled Fawn." Red on cream slip. Negative "spots" on fawn.

Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Art, Brown, Ceramics, Communication, Ethnology, History, Imagery, Mammals, North America, Oklahoma, Red, Tan, United States

Browse Items (47 total)

Burner, Incense

Figurine, Armadillo

Figurine, Cactus

Figurine, Conch Shell

Figurine, Coyote

Figurine, Eagle

Figurine, Eagle

Figurine, Eagle

Figurine, Elephant

Figurine, Fawn

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