Long Billed Curlew
Accession #:
81.1.149
Title:
Long Billed Curlew
Type:
Medium:
Polychromed Wood
Subject:
Description:
Life size; adult on driftwood base, squatting, tail up, neck arched back; glass eyes, metal legs, carved, burned and painted detail, beak made from naturally curved piece of ash. Bird was originally made standing erect, then changed - two holes where old legs were placed behind present pair. Unsigned.
Date:
1972
Dimensions:
30.5 x 36.5 x 25cm; 2kg 490g
Location:
On View
Citation
Gilley - Wendell Holmes Gilley (1904-1983), “Long Billed Curlew,” Wendell Gilley Museum, accessed November 21, 2024, https://wgm.digitalarchive.us/items/show/147.Item 1143