(.1) Cuckoo clock voice box: rectangular wood box with one end plugged, other end with air intake, three sides covered with decorative paper and fourth side with sound slit. (.2) Complete bellows: moveable side paper-covered, white folded leather bellows, and fixed side with air hole. (.3a) Movable bellows jaw, (.3b) fixed bellows jaw.
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Shaker Museum Component, Timepiece. https://shakermuseum.us/object/?id=788. Accessed on May 6, 2024
Curatorial Associate
Shane Rothe (they/them) joined Shaker Museum in July 2023, working with independent curator Maggie Taft on an exhibition for the new museum space in Chatham. Shane is an artist as well as a curator and continues to create in the mediums of painting, sculpture, writing, and performance. Shane holds a BFA from CalArts and an MA in art history and curatorial studies from the University of Chicago.
