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1860-1920
GUSN-14033
Small vertebrae painted and glazed. Eyes painted on shark's vertebrae. Painted as a beast. Modeled.
knickknacks
bone (material)
painting (image-making)
hand-painted
Bone
Painted
Bric-a-brac
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
1/2 x 1 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.544
Maine (United States)
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