Woman and Tree with Birds Nesting

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Object Details

Artist

Unidentified

Luce Center Label

In this sculpture the curved, hollow nest in front of the woman’s stomach suggests pregnancy. The eggs in the nest, watched over by two birds, also symbolize new life and family. The carving may have been given as a good-luck charm to a friend or relation who was expecting a child.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson

Date

after 1900

Object number

1986.65.340

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Sculpture

Folk Art

Medium

carved and painted wood with metal

Dimensions

17 1/2 x 10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (44.3 x 26.9 x 20.5 cm.)

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Department

Painting and Sculpture

On View

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 27A

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Landscape\tree

Animal\bird

Figure female\full length

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7affcaa28-3d67-4142-827b-bb9d57dbf23e

Record ID

saam_1986.65.340