figure;
sculpture
- Museum number
- Af1954,23.522
- Description
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Display sculpture; carved wooden figure group, consisting of horsemen, imported goods, military insignia, Europeans, rifles, wild beasts and masqueraders painted in white with black markings on the face. The images are carved separately and then pieced together (using nails) on a central wooden armature.
- Production date
- 1935 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 150 centimetres
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Width: 92 centimetres
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Depth: 92 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- The Register contains no information about this group.
- Location
- On display (G25/od/POWER)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
1977 London, BM, Animals in Art
1991, BM Room 91, Collecting in the 20th Century
- Acquisition date
- 1954
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1954,23.522
