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David Bielander
'Dung Beetle' Brooch2007

Not on view
Cast metal sculpture of a stylized beetle, viewed from above, with a smooth oval body split by a central gap and six simplified curved legs
Metal brooch with oxidized steel components: a domed circular base with layered, curving leaf-like forms radiating outward, pierced diagonally by a slender gold pin with a small spherical finial.
Artist or Maker
David Bielander
Switzerland, Basel, born 1968
Title
'Dung Beetle' Brooch
Date Made
2007
Medium
Stainless-steel teaspoon, gold
Dimensions
2 3/4 × 1 7/8 × 1 in. (6.99 × 4.76 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lois and Bob Boardman
Accession Number
M.2014.198.17
Classification
Jewelry and Adornments
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Mills, Rosie Chambers and Bobbye Tigerman. Beyond Bling: Contemporary Jewelry from the Lois Boardman Collection. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.
Copyright
© David Bielander

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