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The book contains contributions by European and American ethnologists, art historians and collectors on aspects of traditional sculptural art from Tanganyika. More than 500 black-and-white photographs of sculptures and masks from public and private collections as well as maps, illustrations and a bibliography complement the individual chapters ...
Bergstutz or Stollwurm. In the folklore of the Alpine region of south-central Europe, the Tatzelwurm (German: [ˈtatsl̩ˌvʊʁm]), Stollenwurm, or Stollwurm is a lizard-like creature, often described as having the face of a cat, with a serpent-like body which may be slender or stubby, with four short legs or two forelegs and no hindlegs.
The knucker or the Tatzelwurm is a wingless biped, and often identified as a lindworm. In legends, lindworms are often very large and eat cattle and human corpses, sometimes invading churchyards and eating the dead from cemeteries. [19] The maiden amidst the Lindorm's shed skins.
Sculptures of dogs by country (6 C) D. Dog monuments (1 C, 56 P) Pages in category "Sculptures of dogs" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
Two Piece Sculpture No.10: Interlocking [469] 1968 Bronze L 91 LH 581 Image online [470] Two Piece Carving: Interlocking [471] 1968 White marble L 71.1 LH 583 Image online [472] Interlocking Two Piece Sculpture [473] 1970 White marble L 315 Roche, Basel LH 584 Image online [474] Maquette for Three Piece No.3: Vertebrae: 1968 Bronze L 19 LH 578
Black and White Horizontal (1993/99), by George Sugarman. Palma de Mallorca/Spain. George Sugarman (11 May 1912 – 25 August 1999) [1] [2] was an American artist working in the mediums of drawing, painting, and sculpture. Often described as controversial and forward-thinking, Sugarman's prolific body of work defies a definitive style.
[3] [5] The installation features a cast-bronze dog bowl set on an 8-foot (2.4 m) x 10-foot (3.0 m) checkerboard that is reminiscent of a linoleum kitchen floor. Most of the squares are black and white granite tiles, but four are artificial turf .
Bull's Head is described by art critic Eric Gibson as "unique among [Picasso's] assemblages for its 'transparency'.... [T]here is no attempt to play down the real-world identity of the constituent parts". [4] Gibson adds that the sculpture is "a moment of wit and whimsy....