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II. Austria
III. China
IV. France
V. Germany
VI. Great Britain
VII. Japan
VIII. Peru
IX. United States of America
X. West Africa

• Bowl
  Object ID: 02.03.558
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: Asia
  Description: blue and white china bowl; scene of three Chinese men standing under a tree covering one half of bowl; other side of bowl has two v-shaped designs, one facing up and the other facing down; two thin blue lines around rim; one thin blue line around bottom


• China Set
  Object ID: 04.04.555
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: Asia
  Description: China tea set one teapot: tall, narrow cylinder, one sugar bowl, one creamer, six cups: shape and size of espresso cups, and six saucers the pattern is hanging wisteria (green and purple outlined in gold) in a garden with red flowers (also outlined in gold); bluebirds perch in wisteria branches; handles, knobs (on top), and spout are painted with gold; gold and black geometric design around rims; neutral background gold Asian characters on black background on bottom of each object.


• Creamer
  Object ID: 04.04.546
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: Asia
  Description: Porcelain creamer with hand-painted birds, butterflies, and floral designs; blue geometric desgins around nature scenes and gold geometric designs in circles (possibly Asian characters); "CHINA" printed on the bottom


• Demitasse Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.561
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: Asia
  Description: Small blue and white china saucer; contoured rim; blue flower and leaf pattern around rim; was wrapped with 04.04.560, but the patterns do not seem to match


• Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.559
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: Asia
  Description: Blue and white china saucer; scene with four Chinese figures standing under a tree; two thin blue lines around rim on inside and outside and one around the bottom; outside has three v-shaped designs; Asian characters on the bottom.

• Tea Service
  Object ID: 04.04.032
  Date: 1880-1910
  Origin: Austria
  Description: Chocolate-coffee set, includes tray, creamer, sugar, and four demitasse cups and saucers. Red and gilt design on white ground with portrait of Queen Louisa. Carlsbad, China, Austria written beneath.

• Figurine
  Object ID: 8.02.391
  Date: c. 1700
  Origin: China
  Description: Pair of Chinese porcelain famille-verte figures of boys, each modelled as a smiling youth holding a vase, a smaller boy clambering up his right or left leg, and standing on a petal-molded rectangular base. These have traditionally been called Kangxi Period in date, but advancing scholarship may determine them to be of 19th century date.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.395
  Date: 1700-1799
  Origin: China
  Description: Pair of Chinese 'soft paste' porcelain white figures of Guanyin each wearing a tall veil and long robes, and standing with folded hands on a cloud-form base.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.389
  Date: c. 1810
  Origin: China
  Description: Chinese export porcelain group of Guanyin and an acolyte modelled as the serene deity wearing a tall pale blue headdress and veil, a black and gilt-edged white mantle and a "prunus-and-cracked ice" patterned turquoise robe, seated with a small boy in a red pinney sitting on her right knee.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.349
  Date: 1875-1925
  Origin: China
  Description:Two Chinese blanc-de-chine porcelain figures of Guanyin, each figure standing on a wave pattern base.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.331
  Date:
  Origin: China
  Description: Chinese blanc-de-chine porcelain figure of a Guanyin, seated with a vase to her left, the right hand holding a giltwood fragment.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.390
  Date:
  Origin: China
  Description: Two Chinese export porcelain figures of boys each wearing a pink apron decorated with a flying crane above.


• Figurine, Group
  Object ID: 08.02.352
  Date: c. 1800
  Origin: China
  Description: Pair of Chinese export porcelain groups of a lady and peacock. Each lady wearing a pin coat and yellow skirt, holding a gilt-striped and iron-red candle-holder, and standing beside a colorful peacock on a marbleized rockwork base.


• Plate
  Object ID: 04.04.543
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain plate with hand-painted birds, butterflies, and floral designs; blue geometric desgins around nature scenes and gold geometric designs in circles (possibly Asian characters); "MADE IN CHINA" printed on the bottom


• Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.544
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain saucer with hand-painted birds, butterflies, and floral designs; blue geometric desgins around nature scenes and gold geometric designs in circles (possibly Asian characters); "CHINA" printed on the bottom


• Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.548
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain saucer; hand-painted rooster pattern: three roosters in a garden; flowers and vegetables painted inside the rim; "CHINA" printed on the bottom.


• Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.551
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain saucer; hand-painted butterfly pattern: two large butterflies in the middle with smaller butterflies surrounding; small butterflies around the rim; "CHINA" printed on the bottom.


• Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.552
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain saucer; hand-painted butterfly pattern: two large butterflies in the middle with smaller butterflies surrounding; small butterflies around the rim; "CHINA" printed on the bottom.


• Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.553
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain saucer; hand-painted butterfly pattern: two large butterflies in the middle with smaller butterflies surrounding; small butterflies around the rim; "CHINA" printed on the bottom.


• Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.554
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain saucer; hand-painted butterfly pattern: two large butterflies in the middle with smaller butterflies surrounding; small butterflies around the rim; "CHINA" printed on the bottom.


• Teacup
  Object ID: 04.04.545
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain teacup with hand-painted birds, butterflies, and floral designs; blue geometric desgins around nature scenes and gold geometric designs in circles (possibly Asian characters); "CHINA" printed on the bottom.


• Teacup
  Object ID: 04.04.547
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain teacup; hand-painted rooster pattern: three roosters in a garden; flowers and vegetables painted inside the rim; "CHINA" printed on the bottom.


• Teacup
  Object ID: 04.04.550
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain teacup; hand-painted rooster pattern: three roosters in a garden; flowers and vegetables painted inside the rim; "CHINA" printed on the bottom.


• Teapot
  Object ID: 04.04.542
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain teapot with hand-painted birds, butterflies, and floral designs; blue geometric desgins around nature scenes and gold geometric designs in circles (possibly Asian characters); "CHINA" printed on the bottom


• Teapot
  Object ID: 04.04.549
  Date: 1920-1927
  Origin: China
  Description: Porcelain teapot; hand-painted rooster pattern: eight roosters in a garden; flowers and vegetables painted around the top; bamboo shaped handle; high and narrow shape; "CHINA" printed on the bottom.

• Cup and Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.057
  Date:
  Origin: France or United States of America
  Description: Set of Haviland demitasse cups and saucers.


• Cup and Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.058
  Date:
  Origin: France or United States of America
  Description: Set of Haviland demitasse cups and saucers.


• Cup and Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.059
  Date:
  Origin: France or United States of America
  Description: Set of 13 Haviland demitasse cups and saucers.


• Dinner Plate
  Object ID: 04.04.022
  Date:
  Origin: France or United States of America
  Description: Haviland China. Part of a set including 6 plates, 6 butter plates, 6 bowls, sugar bowl, creamer, covered serving dish, and a cup & saucer.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.404
  Date: 1925-1975
  Origin: France
  Description: Pair of Sevres white biscuit busts of kings on cobalt-blue porcelain socles indistinctly dated and inscribed on the reverse.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.405
  Date: 1950-1999
  Origin: France
  Description: French white biscuit small bust of a girl and a group of classical lovers on cobalt-blue bases. Spurious Sevres marks in blue.

• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.408
  Date: 1755
  Origin: Germany
  Description: Meissen porcelain figure of Bacchus wearing a vine wreath and an animal skin cape, holding a goblet of wine, and dancing beside a basket of purple grapes on a gilt-heightened scroll-molded base, crossed swords mark in underglaze blue.


• Tableware Set
  Object ID: 04.04.164
  Date:
  Origin: Germany
  Description: German porcelain "Dresden Flowers" breakfast set- most are broken, this is now stored in the basement. Copeland's Grosvenor celadon green and white glazed bone china breakfast set. There are 11 pieces total, including the covers.

• Basket
  Object ID: 04.04.347
  Date: 1760
  Origin: England
  Description: Derby porcelain reticulated oval basket painted in underglaze-blue with a Chinaman in a punt on a river before island pavilions. The rim with trellis and cell diaper panels, the exterior applied at the intersections with flowerheads, and the double loop handles with floral terminals.


• Breakfast Set
  Object ID: 04.04.169
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Shelley bone china breakfast set in the Rosebud pattern. According to the Sotheby's inventory, there were approximately 150 pieces.


• China Set
  Object ID: 04.04.163
  Date:
  Origin: Great Britain
  Description: Group of Paragon bone china. Rosealee pattern, comprising dessert plates. 50 pieces intact in the Pantry, 6 upstairs are cracked.


• Cup and Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.066
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: 20 cups and saucers that have flowers and Chinese designs. The under-side reads: Colclough China. Made in Longston, England. Genuine Bone China.


• Cup and Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.096
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Set of 8 Royal Doulton cups and saucers from the Mayfair pattern.


• Cup and Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.166
  Date: 1862-1887
  Origin: England
  Description: Group of Minton's white and gold demitasse cups and saucers, includes 12 of each.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.393
  Date: c. 1865
  Origin: Great Britain
  Description: Pair of Bow porcelain figures of DUTCH DANCERS. Each child is wearing a costume colored in rose, yellow, blue, turquoise, green and black. The girl's hands are on her hips, the boy's are behind him. They are dancing before a flowering green tree amidst florettes and green leaves on a scroll-footed base heightened in rose, blue and gold.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.394
  Date: c. 1765
  Origin: Great Britain
  Description: Pair of Bow porcelain groups of CUPID BIRDNESTING. Each modelled as the kneeling Cupid scantily draped and reaching for a bird in a nest in the flowering tree behind him, a hound and quiver beside him on the rose-heightened scroll-footed base. Surmounted by later English porcelain candle nozzles.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.396
  Date: 1765
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Derby porcelain figures of a shepherd and companion. Each wearing a crimson, yellow, turquoise and gilt costume with a flowered skirt or waistcoat. The lady is wearing a hat and carrying a basket of eggs. The shepherd is holding a lamb and standing between his flower-filled hat and a basket of fruit, on a gilt-heightened scroll-molded base.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.397
  Date: 1780
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Derby allegorical figures of ASIA and EUROPE from a set of THE FOUR CONTINENTS. Each colorfully dressed: ASIA standing before a camel and EUROPE beside a cornucopia. Each on a gilt scroll edged inscribed base.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.399
  Date: 1780
  Origin: England
  Description: Two Derby white biscuit figures of Cupid as a falconer. Each with a falcon perched on his right hand and seated before a small tree on a rocky base. Incised model numbers No. 213.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.398
  Date: 1780-1785
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Derby white biscuit figures of Shakespeare and Milton. Each standing beside a column inscribed with a passage from his writings, on a fluted, chamfered rectangular base, incised model numbers No. 297.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.401
  Date: 1790
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Derby white biscuit figures of a girl tatting and a boy reading each fashionable dressed and seated on a Louis XV chair above a pierced scrollwork base. Incised model number No. 314.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.402
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Royal Worcester white biscuit figures of a girl playing a guitar and a boy playing a horn.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.350
  Date: 1962
  Origin: England
  Description: Royal Worcester porcelain group of the Scissor-Tailed Flycatcher. Modelled by Dorothy Doughty, copyright 1962. This was modelled for a wall hanging.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.406
  Date: 1950-1999
  Origin: England
  Description: Royal Worcester white biscuit figure of a lady with a muff.


• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.403
  Date: 1950-1999
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Royal Worcester white biscuit figures of the boy piper Strephon and a girl playing a tambourine.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.351
  Date: 1968
  Origin: England
  Description: Royal Worcester porcelain group of the extinct Carolina Paraoquet, modeled by Dorothy Doughty, copyright 1968. Modeled as a hanging fixture.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.353
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Parubla Warblers on magnolia branches. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.354
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Lark sparrow with red gilt and twigwood. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.356
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Yellow-headed Blackbirds. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.357
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Goldfinch. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.358
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Cactus Wren and Prickly Pear. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.361
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Bluebirds. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.362
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Quail. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.363
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Scarlet Tanager. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.364
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Elf Owl and giant Sahuaro Cactus. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.365
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Blue-Gray Gnat Catcher on dogwood. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.366
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Mountain Bluebirds and Spleenwart Niger. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.367
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Baltimore Orioles. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.368
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Indigo Bunting. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.371
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Audubon Warbler and Paloverdi. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.373
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Cerulean Warbler and maple. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.375
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Ruby-throated Hummingbird. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.376
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Hooded Warbler with Cherokee Rose. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.377
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Little Downy Woodpeckers and pecan. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.378
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Oven Birds. One with Lady's slipper (pink); other with Crested Iris (light purple). Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.379
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Mockingbirds. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.380
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Canyon Wren with wild lupin. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.381
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Lazuli Bunting with choke cherry. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.382
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Magnolia Warbler. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.383
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Bewick's Wren. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.384
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Yellow-throat and Water Hyacinth. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.385
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Fereghan carpet. The midnight blue field with an allover herati pattern in shades of rose, blue, ivory, green and rust, all contained within a main apple-green palmette and vine border and subsidiary flowerhead and floral meander borders.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.386
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Golden-crowned Kingwood. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.387
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Vermillion Flycatcher with Pussywillow. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.388
  Date:
  Origin: England
  Description: Pair of Red-eyed Vireo. Has imperfections. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.


• Plate
  Object ID: 04.04.564
  Date: 1907-1950
  Origin: England
  Description: Blue and white China plate of The Thomas E. Watson House, Thomson, GA. Created by Wood & Sons.

• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.372
  Date: 1967
  Origin: Japan
  Description: Pair of Red Start. Part of the collection of Royal Worcester porcelain Dorothy Doughty birds.

• Figurine
  Object ID: 08.02.074
  Date: 1000-1400
  Origin: Peru
  Description: Ceramic vessel with the body of square form, sumounted by a seated figure with one hand held to the stomach and the other hand held to the head. Chimu.

• China Set
  Object ID: 04.04.097
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Set of ivory Wedgewood china from the Edme pattern. Includes 16 dinner plates (10.5"), 8 plates (9"), 13 plates (8"), 7 plates (6.5"), 14 saucers (6.5"), 22 saucers (5.5"), 17 coffee cups, 8 demitasse saucers, 7 demitasse cups, 8 soup bowls (5"), 1 oval serving dish (7x9"), 2 oval serving dishes (7.5x10"), 2 square serving dishes (9x9"), 2 oval platters (10.5x13"), 1 oval platter (9x11.5"), 1 oval platter (14x18"), 1 footed round urn (9.25"), 1 footed round urn (8.25"), 1 footed round urn (8"), and 2 swan salt dishes. There are 134 pieces total in this set.


• China Set
  Object ID: 04.04.165
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Group of Castleton bone china "Sunnyvale" pattern, comprising 5 coffee cups and 5 saucers.


• Cup and Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.057
  Date:
  Origin: France or United States of America
  Description: Set of Haviland demitasse cups and saucers.


• Cup and Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.058
  Date:
  Origin: France or United States of America
  Description: Set of Haviland demitasse cups and saucers.


• Cup and Saucer
  Object ID: 04.04.059
  Date:
  Origin: France or United States of America
  Description: Set of 13 Haviland demitasse cups and saucers.


• Dinner Plate
  Object ID: 04.04.022
  Date:
  Origin: France or United States of America
  Description: Haviland China. Part of a set including 6 plates, 6 butter plates, 6 bowls, sugar bowl, creamer, covered serving dish, and a cup & saucer.


• Plate
  Object ID: 04.04.020
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Plate with gold rim and yellowish roses painted on the plate. There are two of these. On the back: Imperial Crown China Austria. Koch and Braunstein, 68 & 70 W 4th, Cincinatti.


• Tableware Set
  Object ID: 04.04.174
  Date:
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: Wedgewood Swansea pattern bone china table service. Includes 22 dinner plates, 7 luncheon plates, 1 dessert plate, 4 breakfast bowls, 7 boullion bowls, 6 underplates, 11 bread and butters, 14 demitase saucers, 12 demitasse cups, 9 cups, 20 saucers, gravy boat, tureen, teapot, 2 oval platters, and 1 round platter.


• Tableware Set
  Object ID: 04.04.529
  Date: 1935-1945
  Origin: United States of America
  Description: American Haviland Varenne china set. Pink and yellow rose garlands, gold encrustedscalloped edges. Includes: 8 complete place settings: bread plate (8) - 6.5" diam. salad plates (8) - 8.75" diam. dinner plates (8) - 10.5" diam. fruit bowls (8) - 5.125" diam. rimmed soup bowls (8) - 7.875" diam. cup (8) - 3.75" diam. saucer (8) - 5.75" diam. Coffee Service: coffee pot - 7.5" tall, 5.25" diam., 8" wide with spout creamer - 4" tall, 3.75" diam. sugar - 3.75" tall, 6" diam. Service Items: 3 oval serving platers (16.75 x 13, 14 x 11, 11.5 x 9) 2 oval bowls (9.75 x 7.5 x 2) 1 round, eared bowl (9.5 diam. 2.5 deep) sauce bowl with attached plate (bowl- 5.75 diam./plate- 7 diam.)

• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.560
  Date:
  Origin: West Africa
  Description: Black bird made from the horns of local animals with chipped beak, from West Africa From accompanying notes: "from South and West Africa, each handcrafted bird is carved from the single horn of an animal. Often cow horn is used, but other horns can be used too, including rhinoceros, many breeds of which are endangered. The horns are cut, headed, and bent to shape. The birds are free standing. Each African handcrafted horn bird is an 'original' work of art, individually hand carved and no two are exactly alike. This is considered tribal art. Source was African Crafts Market."


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.559
  Date:
  Origin: West Africa
  Description: Tan bird from the horn of a local animal, from West Africa From accompanying notes: "from South and West Africa, each handcrafted bird is carved from the single horn of an animal. Often cow horn isused, but other horns can be used, too, including rhinoceros, many breedsof which are endangered. The horns are cut, headed and bent to shape. The birds are free standing. Each African handcrafted horn bird is an 'original' work of art, individually hand carved and no two are exactly alike. This is considered tribal art. Source was African Crafts Market."


• Figurine, Bird
  Object ID: 08.02.561
  Date:
  Origin: West Africa
  Description: Black bird made from the horns of local animals From accompanying notes: "from South and West Africa, each handcrafted bird is carved from the single horn of an animal. Often cow horn is used, but other horns can be used, too, including rhinoceros, many breeds of which are endangered. The horns are cut, headed and bent to shape. The birds are free standing. Each African handcrafted horn is an 'original' work of art, individually hand carved and no two are exactly alike. This is considered tribal art. Source was African Crafts Market."