- Ethnohistorical collection
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
Depuis la Nouvelle-France, les habitants s’adonnent dans leurs temps libres à la production de petites œuvres d’art. Des ressources facilement disponibles et peu onéreuses comme le bois et les retailles des travaux ménagers et ouvriers sont utilisées pour représenter leur vision de la vie journalière. Tant en Europe qu’en Amérique, cet art naïf n’obtient pas la faveur des connaisseurs comme il est réalisé par des amateu...
- 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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