Artist:

Unidentified  Search this

Medium:

carved and painted wood, glass beads, and brass tacks

Dimensions:

11 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (29.6 x 16.5 x 17.5 cm.)

Type:

Sculpture

Folk Art

Date:

ca. 1900

Luce Center Label:

An unknown artist in the National Military Home in Dayton, Ohio, created this piece. The facility, established in the 1860s, housed several thousand military veterans, who occupied their time with painting and wood carving. The figure appears to be Middle Eastern. The phrase on his turban, Alah Il Alah (correctly spelled Allah Il Allah), meaning “God is God,” is from a Muslim prayer, but this gives us no clue as to why the artist chose this image.

Topic:

Dress\accessory\hat  Search this

Figure male\head  Search this

Animal\reptile\snake  Search this

Arabian  Search this

Emblem  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson

Object number:

1986.65.336A-B

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Painting and Sculpture

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 25B

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk740db20ba-ffa4-4fe4-ba6e-51406f67c057

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1986.65.336A-B