Block, Wood
Artifact
2015.1.122
June 24 2015
Front: Solid wood block stained red, with the colour concentrated on the raised wood. The design on the surface is from the middle section of the image made by 2015.1.45 and 2015.1.46 of the two women each holding a circle: One with a lion in it and one with a clown's face. There is a carnival/fair scene in behind the two women. The image on this block begins at the midsection of the women and goes down to their feet. In the top left is a 17.0 cm wide circle with he carving of a clown face. There is a 7.5 cm long curve across the left top corner. To the right of the clown face circle is a 7.2 cm long backwards L shape. Below that is 1.5 cm long line. Below the clown face is a 28.4 cm long wavy line. To the left of the bottom of this line is something like a semi circle 5.5 cm long and 1.4cm wide. There is a similar shape below the wavy line. 29.2cm from the bottom, an 8.0 cm wide wavy line begins moving downwards for 34.8cm. Above this line are two 4.0 cm long parallel lines, 43 cm from the bottom of a bent leg, and the "thigh" part is 17.5 cm long before bending and then continuing on to the bottom of the block ending with a foot shape. There are 2 raised wood pieces by the bottom of the leg shape. The bottom one is 1.0 cm x 4.2cm, and the one on top is 1.5 cm4.9 cm. Continuing upwards there is a broken line that outlines the leg shape. There is another line farther left that outlines the leg shape. Above these two lines is a 17.0 cm wide circle with the outline of a lion's mane and his nose. There is a 9.7 cm line that goes across the top right corner. To the left of this are two 1.7 cm wide lines of leopard print above the circle with the lion outline. There is a 4.0cm x 3.2 cm triangle to the bottom left of the circle with the lion mane. Moving left is a rectangle shape 6.2 cm long and 3.7cm tall with five columns of different widths standing vertically inside. To the left are two curves each 4.0cm wide. Below is an outline of a curved entrance to a tent. It is 8.4cm wide and 13.7 cm tall. There is an 11.0 cm long wavy line to the right with five raise dots lining the top. 2.7 cm below this is a 10.5cm L x 1.5 cm W line with a ridged surface. To the right of this shape is an unidentifiable shape in the top middle section of the block. Sides: there is a label on the top side with the previous temporary number written on it. Back: There is a piece of masking tape on the back on the top left corner with DAG 323 written on it is red ink. The previous temporary number is written in the top left corner with black permanent marker. There are black dots all over the back, primarily on the left half.
Wood (Basswood or Pine)
Length: 59.5 cm;
Width: 65.8 cm;
Height: 1.8 cm;
Notes: The height measures the thickness of the board, the width measures the horizontal width and the length measures the vertical length.
Notes: The height measures the thickness of the board, the width measures the horizontal width and the length measures the vertical length.
"Bottom" is stamped onto the back in red ink.
Gift of the Derksen Family