- Artist
- Ping
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- PiN.06.01 a-e
- Description
- A five piece assembled sculpture of 2 flying birds. (a) base 2.0x8.0x4.1, black stone. Hand turned palm up with fingers clenched, fingernails carved in. Hole drilled in palm. (b) ivory support 4.6x1.5x.7. Centre has black cross both sides (c) support, ivory 4.0x6.0x.9, in shape of a w. Hole …
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- Artist
- Ping
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- A five piece assembled sculpture of 2 flying birds. (a) base 2.0x8.0x4.1, black stone. Hand turned palm up with fingers clenched, fingernails carved in. Hole drilled in palm. (b) ivory support 4.6x1.5x.7. Centre has black cross both sides (c) support, ivory 4.0x6.0x.9, in shape of a w. Hole in centre bottom, round pegs at top each end. One broken off (stuck inside bird) (d) flying bird, ivory, 1.5x5.0x6.0. Head and wings outstretched, webbed feet, pointed backwards. Carved wing feathers and tail. Black 'arches' design simulate feathers on back and wings. Black eyes. Hole in belly. (e) bird, ivory, 1.3x5.5x5.7, same as (d) Top of peg (c) broken off in hole in belly.
- Subject
- birds
- mythological
- hand
- flying
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- PiN.06.01 a-e
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