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                      WHIMSICAL PAIR OF FISH-SHAPED HATS, PROBABLY FOR THEATRICAL USE OR PARADES, CA 1920-40 | 
                     
                    
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                            | Dimensions (inches): | 
                            30" x 17" x 8" base & 25" x 26" x 9" base | 
                           
                          
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                            This fun pair of folk art fish-hats, made ca 1920, are carefully constructed of wire, fabric, and leather.  Their brightly painted surfaces were obviously executed in the manner of someone who was a professional artist.  I have never before seen anything similar in my experience with early folk art and I expect that they were produced by a theatrical costume company, either for the theater or for parade use.
  
Condition:  There are minor to moderate bends and losses throughout, with accompanying paint loss. | 
                           
                          
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                            | Primary Color: | 
                            green, yellow | 
                           
                          
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                            | Earliest Date: | 
                            1920 | 
                           
                          
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                            | Latest Date: | 
                            1940 | 
                           
                          
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                            | For Sale Status: | 
                            Available | 
                           
                          
                          
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                            | Price | 
                            $950 | 
                         
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