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Porcupine Girl (impaled)


Porcupine Girl (impaled)

1999 (June)
20th century
255 x 355 mm

Rosemary Feit Covey,  American, b. 1954

Object Type: Print
Medium and Support: Resingrave engraving on paper
Credit Line: Gift of Eric Mackenzie in memory of William C. Garwood and Gwendolyn Garwood
Accession Number: 2011.1.352
Current Location: Lauinger Library : 5 - Fifth floor : BFCSC : Stacks

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This object has the following keywords:
  • crucifixions
  • nudes (representations) - Representations of unclothed human figures.
  • pain (sensation) - The bodily and emotional experience consisting of physiological and affective responses to an undesirable event. Often serves as a warning mechanism that protects an organism from the threat of injury or potential injury by stimulating a withdrawing response from harmful stimuli.
  • quill (spine) - One of the hollow, sharp spines of a porcupine, echidna, or hedgehog. Used in Native American ornamental embroidery and other decorative purposes.
  • women - Refers to female human beings from young adulthood through old age.

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Provenance History

  • Owner Name: Mackenzie, Eric
    Role: Collector
    Dates: 07/09/1999, 09/26/2011

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