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    Giraffe Head

    • Culture: American
    • Medium: Painted wood, glass (possibly)
    • Place Made: United States
    • Dates: 1850-1900
    • Dimensions: 26 x 11 x 13 in. (66.0 x 27.9 x 33.0 cm)  (show scale)
    • Collections:Decorative Arts
    • Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Making Art: Centennial Era, 5th Floor
    • Accession Number: 2000.48
    • Credit Line: Gift of The Guennol Collection
    • Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
    • Caption: American. Giraffe Head, 1850-1900. Painted wood, glass (possibly), 26 x 11 x 13 in. (66.0 x 27.9 x 33.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of The Guennol Collection, 2000.48. Creative Commons-BY
    • Image: 3/4 front left, 2000.48_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
    • Catalogue Description: Carved wooden figure in form of a giraffe's head and upper section of neck; painted light brown with black spots and red accents on nose and mouth; inset eyes of clear substance (possibly glass). Condition: Fair; heavy cracking in paint, some losses to paint, gouges in wood around bottom edge.
    • Record Completeness: Good (75%)
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