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Sailor Figure
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Sailor Figure

Artist/Maker (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia)
Date20th century
Mediumwood and pigment
DimensionsOverall: 6 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in. (17.5 x 6.7 x 6.7 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2007.48.43
    DescriptionDuring the Colonial Period, many artists in Africa began to make carvings of Europeans or of their own people in European clothing, especially uniforms of various kinds.
    On View
    On view
    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Lion
    Fon people
    20th century
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    1784-1786
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    Face Mask (Nganga Nteshmi)
    Bushoong people
    ca. 1926-1940
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    Commemorative Post (Vigango)
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Commemorative Post (Vigango)
    Giriama people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Commemorative Post (Vigango)
    Giriama people
    late 19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pendant
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 200-1550
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