Snake19843 3/4 × 9 × 56 3/4"Gesso on wood, metal wireGift of Elizabeth F. Wecter, Animal Carnival, Inc.1985.20.200(including construction) Sinuous carving snake with broad red and white stripes; raised head coiled around facing tail with open mouth painted black and bared fangs of sharpened unpainted wood, forked tongue of metalwire flattened at end and painted red. Eyes are concentric circles of black, white and black; painted nostrils. Green diamond motif painted between eyes and along length of white stripes. Constructed of single piece of wood. Rough texture overall with enamel and flat paint.152831900Richard Luis DavilaSculptureCopyright for this work is under review. in black paint underside of neck: 'DAVILA'El RanchoEl RanchoUnited StatesNew MexicoThree Dimensional WorksEl RanchoObject 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.
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