Sculpture
Reproduction of a horse harnessed to a cariole and its crew. Folk art. Carved wooden horse in stopped position. It is hitched to a cariole with all its rigging, with a red pompom on its head. Cariole with two benches. The father (in front), mother and child (behind) are dressed in fur coats and hoods. These figures are also covered with a fur blanket. The whole set is mounted on a varnished pine board.
- Accession Number 2021.59.154
- Date 1980 c
- Materials fiber, wool, fur, metal, iron, skin, leather, wood, pine
- Measurements 30 x 58 x 15 cm
Historical context
Since the days of New France, local people have devoted themselves in their spare time to the production of small works of art. Easily available and inexpensive resources such as wood and scraps of household and labor waste are used to represent their vision of daily life. In both Europe and America, this naive art did not find favor with connoisseurs, as it was produced by amateurs with no artistic training. At the turn of the 20th centu...
- Accession Number 2021.59.154
- Date 1980 c
- Materials fiber, wool, fur, metal, iron, skin, leather, wood, pine
- Measurements 30 x 58 x 15 cm
© Pointe-à-Callière Collection, donation by Jacques Lacaille, 2021.059.154
Photo by Michel Pinault
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