2010.16.1

Bug
1985
8.5 in HIGH x 22 in WIDE x 8.5 in DEEP
(21.59 cm HIGH x 55.88 cm WIDE x 21.59 cm DEEP)
Gift of Mark Bulwinkle
2010.16.1

painted on bottom of head: "RG / 85"
written in blue ballpoint pen on bottom of head: "1008" and [M]on

This is a painted wooden sculpture of an abstracted bug with battery-operated movement. The bug has five pairs of legs that are attached perpendicular to a straight body. The body is painted white with yellow, red, and black details. The head is a square box with diagonally protruding antenna, and a long red tongue that holds a smaller bug with a round body. The box is hinged on one side and contains the battery mechanism. The front and back pairs of legs are static and the three center pairs are connected by metal rods for movement; the pointed ends of the feet are painted yellow. A tree-shaped "tail" is attached on top of the body opposite the head.

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