Minnewaska fur-bearing trophy fish

Titles: Minnewaska fur-bearing trophy fish (Supplied title)

Description: Painted wooden fish with metal fins and a synthetic fur coat mounted to wood plaque. The "trophy" was crafted by Dr. Alfred Tangen, circa 1948. The poem affixed to the plaque reads: "It got so cold in ‘48 / We used icicles for our bait! / The fish all huddled in a school / (an energy conservation pool). / They shook and shivered until when / Their numbers dwindled down to ten. / So Mother Nature did her thing / Her adaptation rule is king. / I hesitate this tale to share, / The naked fish did sorely fare. / The fish I’d seen were always bare / The one I caught was wearing hair!”

Dates

• 1948 (Creation)

Creation

• made by: Tangen, Dr. Alfred

Identifiers

• Accession Number: 1997.393.2

Holding Type: 3D Objects

Quantity: 1 item

Format

• Content Category: artifacts

Measurements

• 9 inches height (plaque)
• 24 inches width (plaque)
• 3/4 inch depth (plaque)
• 6 inch depth (overall)

Subjects

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