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Wall pocket with bull horns
Wall pocket with bull horns
Wall pocket with bull horns

Wall pocket with bull horns

NameTramp art
Maker Lewis Wesley Oliver (1847 - 1940)
Date1900-1925
Place madeEl Dorado, KANSAS, United States, North America
MediumWood, velvet, metal, ster horns, photograph, glass
Dimensions35 13/16 × 18 1/2 × 9 15/16 in. (91 × 47 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Etta May (Oliver) Murphy and Family, A.2018.47.2
Terms
  • value (economic concept)
Object numberA.2018.47.2
ProvenanceMaker gift to son Ervin Lewis Oliver; by inheritance to Ervin Lewis Oliver’s grandchildren; transferred to cousin Wiley M. Cowell for disposition.
DescriptionTramp art wall pocket with steer horns and family photograph of seated man with beard and woman.
Frame
Lewis Wesley Oliver
1900-1925
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