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Cultural Objects, Folk Art

Hickory Head Figures

People
Maker/Creator: Marvin Thomas
Date
Unknown
Places
Simpsons (Locust Grove District)
Material/Medium

Hickory nuts

Specifications
  • Diameter: 1 inch
  • Height: 3/4  inch to 7/8 inch

 

 

Description

Set of four heads with features carved into unshelled hickory nuts.

Keywords
folk art, hickory nuts
Bio Sketch

Marvin Jewell Thomas (1910 – 2006) was married to Daisy DeWitt Thomas.