Untitled (Mi'kmaq Wood Carved Hummingbird)
- Wood Carving
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4.75 in
(12.07 cm)
- Artist Unknown
This Northeast Coast Mi'kmaq carved wood statue of a hummingbird has delicately carved wings and eyes, and is polychromed in black, red and green. These First Nation peoples live in what is now called eastern Canada and the east coast of the United States down to Massachusetts. Thank you to Herman and Wendy Klarsfeld for the generous donation of this work.
- Created: ca. 1860-1880
- Current Location: Gabert Library, 71 Sip Avenue - 6th Floor Outside 606 Cabinet
- Collections: Animals in Art, Native American Artists, Artisans, & the Native American Experience, Nineteenth Century and Before, Sculpture