Effigy Figure
Date19th Century
Object PlaceCross Village, Michigan, United States, North America
Discovery SiteCross Village, Michigan, United States, North America
MediumWood, iron nails, pigment
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions35¼ x 5½ in.
89.5 x 14.0 cm
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase with funds from Flint Ink Corporation
Object number81.67
DescriptionStanding armless figure has flattened face and abbreviated features. The armless torso is carved to suggest a frock coat. The legs are thin and spindly. Surface is painted with a grayish-blue pigment.On View
Not on viewCollections
- Native American Minds of Colonial America Copy
Locations
- Storage - Long-term Demo Museum (1995 Broadway), Department Storage, Americas
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Frank Francis family, Cross Village, Michigan
c. 1880
20th Century
1875/1900
1880/1900
c. 1850
c. 1900
c. 1825
1300/1500