Belsnickel Figure
date: label: Date made
content: 19th century
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: "Belsnickel" figure made of painted wood. Figure is dressed in a long brown coat with ermine, with hemline, cuffs, and border of hood lined in red, and black boots. The figure's eyes, cheeks, and wrinkles are clearly defined by painting and carving. White beard is also carved and painted. The left arm is bent at elbow, clenched flat holding a whip, and a pack on back. Possibly made in Pennsylvania.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania
label: location where used
content: United States
topic: label: Subject
content: Holidays and Celebrations, general
label: Subject
content: Christmas
label: Subject
content: Christianity
label: Subject
content: Santa Claus
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content: Culture and the Arts: Folk Art
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Art
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Eleanor and Mabel Van Alstyne American Folk Art Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: CL.65.1150
label: catalog number
content: 65.1150
label: collector/donor number
content: T-39
label: accession number
content: 261195
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Figure
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paint (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 89 cm; 35 1/16 in