Flurry of Chickens, Beautiful Old Snaphot Photo antique folk art alter case For the purposes of display

For the purposes of display

I really think done by someone known

Since Rice’s death

as if she existed only in this context

I assume this double-sided 13 was once part of a carnival game or something like that--or perhaps it marked an especially challenging obstacle on some sort of course

Flurry of Chickens, Beautiful Old Snaphot Photo antique folk art alter case For the purposes of displayThough with face is pretty much entirely obfuscated by the flurry, looks to me like the human here is holding a bucket of feed, and likely has some in their cupped and extended hand too. Having spent a couple of years on a farm feeding chickens and other farm animals (goats are the craziest!), I think there is really nothing else quite like that moment of arriving with food for the flock for me, always a heart racing mix of panic and pleasure as one