DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Untitled ("Birds")
NameSculpture, figure
Artist or maker
Clem "Pop" Shaffer
(1880-1964)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1940
Place madeMountainair, New Mexico, United States, North America
Mediumnatural tree root, glass marbles, lacquer
Dimensionsoverall: 52 CM H X 31 CM W X 21 CM D
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Don M. Shaffer, A.1977.76.1
Object numberA.1977.76.1
ProvenanceGift of the artist's son
DescriptionHighly lacquered tree root is carved and cut to expose four different fantastic creatures with painted mouths and marble eyes.
