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One of a pair of carved birds, reddish brown undeelly and black wings and top, with wire legs. Incised wings and tail feathers (smaller than 1992.459).
carvings (visual works)
wood (plant material)
carving (processes)
incising
oil paint (paint)
wire
figure- and animal-derived motifs
Wood
Wire
Oil Paint
Carved
Painted
Incised
Carving
Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),
Possibly Wilson, Augustus Aaron, 1864-1950 (Maker)
4 1/4 x 2 1/8 (HxD) (inches)
Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little
1992.458
Possibly Maine (United States)
Title Carving Accession Number 1992.459
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