Shannon's Secret
Artist
James Surls
(American, born 1943)
Date1974
MediumCottonwood and hog bristles
DimensionsOverall: 72 3/4 × 34 × 28 inches (184.79 × 86.36 × 71.12 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert L. Martensen
Object numberF98-27
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DescriptionPyramidal/square cottonwood form with multiple 6-7" finger-like projecting pegs on all four sides. Hog bristles are inset at tips of these elements and extend outward like brushes. Interspersed among these are dark circular dots 2" in diameter that are wood-burned into the surface. The structure rests on 4 columnar legs culminating in spherical feet. The surface is rough and unfinished.Copyright© James Surls
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