Sailor Figure
Artist/Maker
Chokwe people
(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 viewCollections
Chokwe people
20th century