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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, 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, Sea Lion

Sea lion sculpture. Ironwood.

Sea lion floating on back with head, rear flippers and tail elevated. Front legs rest on chest. Figure has mollusk in mouth and finely etched whiskers extending over it. Sea lion has ears slightly back on head in…

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

Figurine, Armadillo

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

Vase

Molded; camel lying on folded legs with blanked behind one side, and head turned to front side. Shaded green glaze over white glaze. Basket forms container. "Niloak" in raised, print letters on base.

Tags: 20th Century, Accessories, Animals, Arkansas, Ceramics, Containers, Furnishings, Green, History, Household, Imagery, Mammals, Niloak, North America, United States, White

Vase

Molded, purpleish pink glaze over entire vessel; shaded green glaze on head and upper body over pink.

Figurine of jumping deer in grass; opening in body. "Niloak" in raised print letters on base, label "from the Niloak Potteries at Benton,…

Tags: 20th Century, Animals, Arkansas, Art, Blue, Ceramic, Green, Imagery, Mammals, Niloak, North America, Pink, United States

Vase

Molded; shaded green (top) to yellow (bottom) glaze over white paste. Effigy of squirrel, seated with raised tail, holding acorn. "Niloak" in raised, print letters on base; label "from the Niloak Potteries at Benton, Arkansas" on body.

Tags: 20th Century, Accessories, Animals, Arkansas, Ceramics, Containers, Furnishings, Green, History, Household, Imagery, Mammals, Niloak, North America, Plants, United States, White, Yellow