Walking Banana Tree
Artist
Gustave Baumann
(American, born Germany, 1881 - 1971)
Datecirca 1940
MediumPainted and carved wood with leather, wire and beads
Dimensions22 3/4 x 41 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. (57.8 x 104.8 x 4.4 cm)
ClassificationsTheatrical Props
Credit LineGift of Jane Baumann, 1978
Object number1994.16.30
DescriptionTree with green leaves cut from leather cascading from top, yellow leather clumps of bananas underneath separated by triangular shaped yellow glass beads, smaller gradually in size as they move down tree trunk. Brown leather fringe skirt at base of trunk mounted on wooden bead, bead has spring legs attached with black shoes at bottom forming the tree's legs.On View
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