Description: THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE ILLUSTRATING AN ORYX SHEEP COMMONLY FOUND IN THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO. THE FORGED METAL IS ETCHED AND NOT SMOOTH SHOWING THE ARTIST REALISTIC PORTRAYAL OF A WILD ANIMAL. THE HEAD IS EXQUISITELY CASTE SHOWING INQUISITIVE EYES ON THE ALERT FOR DANGER. THE HORNS ARE LONG, CURVED AND SPIRALED SHOWING THE ARTIST'S KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THIS ANIMAL'S NATURAL FEATURES. THE ORYX WAS IMPORTED FROM AFRICA. BECAUSE OF THEIR LONG HORNS THEY ARE SOMETIMES CALLED "SABER ANTELOPES." INTRODUCED TO NEW MEXICO IN THE LATE 1960's ON THE SAN ANDRES AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAIN RANGES AROUND THE WHITE SANDS MISSLE RANGE.
Price: 48 USD
Location: Belen, New Mexico
End Time: 2025-01-01T15:47:49.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: UNKNOWN
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Size: Small
Item Length: 8 in
Region of Origin: NEW MEXICO
Format: Light Sculpture
Unit Type: lb
Item Height: 8 in
Style: Abstract
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Unit Quantity: 1
Handmade: Yes
Item Width: 5 in
Culture: SOUTHWESTERN MOUNTAINS OF NEW MEXICO
Time Period Produced: 1969
Signed: No
Title: MOUNTAIN MAGIC
Period: Late 1960's
Material: Iron
Certificate of Authenticity (COA): No
Subject: ORYX LONG HORED AFRICAN SHEEP
Type: Sculpture
Theme: Americana, Animals, Art, Fantasy, History, Hobbies & Leisure, Natural History, Nature, Western
Production Technique: Metalwork
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
