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Alligator with Ice Cream Cone
Alligator with Ice Cream Cone
Alligator with Ice Cream Cone
DepartmentHispano

Alligator with Ice Cream Cone

NameAnimal figure
Artist Joe Ortega (born 1966)
Dateca. 2010
Place madeTesuque, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, paint, gesso
Dimensions15 3/8 × 9 13/16 × 11 13/16 in. (39 × 25 × 30 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Friends of Folk Art, A.2014.1.3
Object numberA.2014.1.3ab
ProvenanceRetrieved from the Friends of Folk Art annual Folk Art Flea Market
DescriptionSeated green-painted alligator holding an ice cream cone in left hand. Brown cone has scoops of strawberry, chocolate and vanilla. Teeth are white, eyes are yellow, and undersides of body, legs and tail have yellow highlights. Brown paint is also used to highlight many areas.
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