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Totem Figure
Arliss Watford
Photographed by Gavin Ashworth
Totem Figure
Totem Figure
Arliss Watford
Photographed by Gavin Ashworth
Totem Figure Arliss Watford Photographed by Gavin Ashworth
Record Details

Totem Figure

Artist ((1924–1998))
Place/RegionAhoskie, North Carolina, United States
Date1980s–1990s
MediumPaint and insignia buttons, thumbtacks, beads, glass eyes on wood
Dimensions17 1/4 x 5 x 5 " (43.8 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
Credit LineBlanchard-Hill Collection, gift of M. Anne Hill and Edward V. Blanchard, Jr.
Accession number1998.10.61
ClassificationSculpture
CopyrightCopyright for this work is under review.
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