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Mid-Century Modern Witco Viking ship or outrigger wall art sculpture. Produced in the 1960s, this piece features carved wood mounted against a fabric (often orange or linen) background within a wooden frame.
Details of the Artwork
Manufacturer: Witco (Western International Trading Company), co-founded by Ron Hovde and Bill Westenhaver.
Era: Popular in the 1960s and 1970s, associated with Tiki and Polynesian Pop culture.
Material: The ship itself is typically carved from swamp cedar or other light, durable woods, designed as a deep relief sculpture to create strong shadows.
Design: The piece often features a dramatic, head-on perspective of the ship with a large sail, designed to be a prominent statement piece of wall art.
Notable Association: Elvis Presley was a well-known collector of Witco art. |
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