Folly Bollards

Folly Bollards is a series of outdoor 1998 bronze bollard sculptures by Valerie Otani, installed along Southwest Main between Broadway and Park in Portland, Oregon, United States.

Description and history

Sculptures in the series, each of which are abstract bronzes that measure x x, include: Folly Bollards: Anansi, African Trickster Spider, a spiderFolly Bollards: El Viejito, Mexico, a Mexican figureFolly Bollards: Harlequin, a clownFolly Bollards: Monkey King, China, a monkeyFolly Bollards: Nasreddin, a Turkish figureFolly Bollards: Nulamal, Kwakiuti Fool Dancer, a First Nations dancer