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Porcupine
Porcupine
Porcupine

Porcupine

Date1980
Mediumcottonwood, paint, broom straws, straw, marbles
Dimensions15 × 16 × 39 in. (38.1 × 40.6 × 99.1 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, museum purchase, La Feria Artesana, 1980
Object numberPC1980.128.1
DescriptionA wooden sculpture of a porcupine. The porcupine stands on four legs and faces forward. Its body is black and its eyes are white. Its quills cover it back and are formed from tan-colored broom straws.
On View
Not on view
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