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.On View
Not on viewCollections
ca. 1970
Pedro Antonio Fresquis
7/7/1990