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Description
Wooden rooster carving with long tail feathers. Included are feathers from roosters raised by the Kubota family in Kyoto. These roosters are world famous. The feathers are arranged in a circular pattern.
The rooster tail feathers were gifted to Maureen Mansfield during Maureen and Mike Mansfield's visit with the Kubota family to see their roosters in 1979.
Keywords
Carving, Feathers
Original Medium
Wood and Feathers
Item Size
Feather diameter: 28.5 cm Wooden Rooster: 10 cm x 7 cm x 30 cm
Origin
Japan
Date Information
1979
Artifact Number
M89-074
Original Collection
Mike Mansfield Collections, Mss 65, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana
Holding Repository
University of Montana, Mansfield Library Archives and Special Collections
Digital Publisher
University of Montana-- Missoula. Mansfield Library
Image Credit
Image credit: Micaela Connolly, University of Montana
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Keywords
Carving, Feathers