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Oh Mother, What Is It?
Oh Mother, What Is It?

Oh Mother, What Is It?

Artist/Maker Charles M. Russell United States, 1864 - 1926
Mediumbronze
Dimensions4 x 8 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (10.2 x 21.6 x 12.1 cm) 4 lb. (64 oz.)
Credit LineJKM Collection, National Museum of Wildlife Art
Object numberM1995.070
ClassificationsSculpture
SignedSigned
InscribedSigned: CM Russell. Calif. Art Bronze Fnry. L.A.
On View
On view
DescriptionA parent bear and two cubs look at an animal that resembles a porcupine
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