DepartmentAsia

Tiger

NameSculpture

CultureJapanese

Datec. 1960

Place madeNishi-Odera, Chugcku District, Japan, East Asia, Asia

MediumPaper, paint, gesso, fiber, wire

Dimensions15 3/8 × 17 5/16 × 6 11/16 in. (39 × 44 × 17 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.4.326V

Object numberA.1981.4.326V

Collections

Asia

DescriptionThree piece moldmade papier-mache, gessoed; painted with synthetic paint standing tiger with separate tail, separate bobbing head suspended with wire; yellow with black stripes; wide open mouth with white teeth; white fiber whiskers.

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