In this sculpture the curved, hollow nest in front of the woman’s stomach suggests pregnancy. The eggs in the nest, watched over by two birds, also symbolize new life and family. The carving may have been given as a good-luck charm to a friend or relation who was expecting a child.
- Title
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Woman and Tree with Birds Nesting
- Artist
- Date
- after 1900
- Location
- Dimensions
- 17 1⁄2 x 10 5⁄8 x 8 1⁄8 in. (44.3 x 26.9 x 20.5 cm.)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- carved and painted wood with metal
- Classifications
- Keywords
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- Landscape – tree
- Animal – bird
- Figure female – full length
- Object Number
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1986.65.340
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
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