John Outterbridge

The Elder, Ethnic Heritage Series

1979

Carved wooden figure with raised arms wearing patterned cloth and bead and fiber decorations.
Carved wooden figure with raised arms wearing patterned cloth and bead and fiber decorations.

John Outterbridge, The Elder, Ethnic Heritage Series, 1979. Wooden hat forms, fabric, wooden beads, twine, metal, paint, and human hair, overall: 28 1/4 × 11 7/8 × 11 3/8 in. (71.8 × 30.2 × 28.9 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from David Cancel and an anonymous donor 2022.189. © Courtesy the Estate of the artist and Tilton Gallery, New York

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Date
1979

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Wooden hat forms, fabric, wooden beads, twine, metal, paint, and human hair

Dimensions
Overall: 28 1/4 × 11 7/8 × 11 3/8 in. (71.8 × 30.2 × 28.9 cm)

Accession number
2022.189

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from David Cancel and an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© Courtesy the Estate of the artist and Tilton Gallery, New York

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