Whirligigs
Canadian Museum of History, 2002.125.1125/323, IMG2008-0080-0012-Dm Bequest of the Nettie Covey Sharpe Estate
These whirligigs were made in the second half of the 19th century. They are attributed to Jean-Baptiste Côté, who produced political caricatures for newspapers and was also a fine carver. He likely created these to poke fun at the fickleness of politicians.