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Horny toad

Artist Artist unrecorded
Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America
MediumWood, paint
Dimensions8 7/8 × 9 1/16 × 13 3/4 in. (22.5 × 23 × 35 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Charmay Allred, A.2015.8.1
Object numberA.2015.8.1
DescriptionWood carving from found wood of a horny toad with four legs. The toad has a red mouth and eyes, is painted white with brown splotches, and has black bumps all over its back. The tail appears to be a curling twig painted alternating stripes of green, black, and yellow. Two ears painted white with black lines stand up from the head.
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