Taxidermied Chicken Like Those Used in the Bird Brain

National Museum of American History

Object Details

Description
This taxidermied chicken is of the type used with the Bird Brain arcade game. It is white with red comb on a black plastic, wooden and metal base. The eyes may be glass; the red comb is painted. Corn husks and a corn cob are fixed onto the base with epoxy.
For an example of the Bird Brain, see 2004.0075.01.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Robert E. Bailey
2004
ID Number
2004.3022.05
catalog number
2004.3022.05
nonaccession number
2004.3022
Object Name
Chicken
Physical Description
plastic (overall material)
feather (overall material)
chicken skin (overall material)
corn (overall material)
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 45 cm x 45 cm x 33 cm; 17 11/16 in x 17 11/16 in x 13 in
place made
United States: Arkansas, Hot Springs
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National Museum of American History
Subject
Entertainment
Psychology
Record ID
nmah_1276824
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-8209-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
Taxidermied Chicken Like Those Used in the Bird Brain
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