Seated Tiger197030 3/4 × 16 3/4 × 35"Paint on cottonwoodGift of Elizabeth F. Wecter, Animal Carnival, Inc.1985.20.130(including construction) Whimsical figure of black and orange striped tiger seated on back legs and supported by straight front legs, head turned quizzically to side with alert ears; wearing painted collar with pendant bearing date, "1970." Legs, driftwood tail and ears separately applied with sawdust and gesso composition, creating rough areas at joins. Front legs end in six carved toes, back legs have seven carved toes. Log-like body widens at haunches with carved "shelf" indicating top of leg. Head is of flattened tear-drop shape with carved eyes painted white with black centers and outlined in black. Broad striped nose is in shallow relieef ending in blunt base with two nostrils, incised mouth below. Collar is painted with green and cream triangles separated by red outline. Chisel marks apparent throughout.152823892Felipe Benito ArchuletaSculptureCopyright for this work is under review. on pendant: '1970'underside: '1970 F.B.A.'TesuqueTesuqueUnited StatesNew MexicoThree Dimensional WorksTesuqueObject information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information. To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgFelipe Archuleta has been making animals since 1964 when he prayed to God for guidance and received the inspiration to carve. Although these animals are secular in nature, they continue the tradition of woodcarving started in the sixteenth century with the arrival of the Spanish in New Mexico.
Elizabeth V. Warren and Stacy C. Hollander, "Seated Tiger," Expressions of a New Spirit: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of American Folk Art (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 1989), 122SCULPTURE19701970 1985 20 13 Object information is a work in progress and may be updated with new research. Records are reviewed and revised, and the American Folk Art Museum welcomes additional information. To help improve this record, please email photoservices@folkartmuseum.orgFelipe Archuleta has been making animals since 1964 when he prayed to God for guidance and received the inspiration to carve. Although these animals are secular in nature, they continue the tradition of woodcarving started in the sixteenth century with the arrival of the Spanish in New Mexico.
Elizabeth V. Warren and Stacy C. Hollander, "Seated Tiger," Expressions of a New Spirit: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of the Museum of American Folk Art (New York: American Folk Art Museum, 1989), 122SCULPTURE