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Cock Shrine, 1999

Cock Shrine, 1999

Cock Shrine, 1999
Wood, Steel, Glass & Mixed
35″ x 39″ x 9″
Collection: Marilyn Houlberg

My favorite element in this altar is an antique jar of farm medicine labeled “Pik’r.” It claims to be a “distasteful blood-like preparation to aid in discouraging cannibalism in poultry.” Other elements include a postcard of a man menacing a fighting cock, and a preserved chicken foot.

 

Pickr