DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Bottle cap alligator

NameBottle cap alligator

Maker Dr. Bob Schaffer

Date2005 - 2010

Place madeNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North America

MediumCypress wood, paint, metal bottle caps and staples, glass, glue

DimensionsOverall: 11 x 61 7/16 x 18 7/8 in. (28 x 156 x 48 cm)

Credit LineIFAF Collection

Object numberFA.2010.68.3

DescriptionLarge carved alligator with green glass eyes covered in bottle caps and spray painted in green and yellow stripes on the upper body, and with a yellow underbelly. The legs are black, and a faint silver sparkle has been laid over all. The red edges of the caps which define the mouth and "claws" are left unpainted, and cutout metal triangles are used for teeth. One red bottle cap on the right front leg is unpainted.