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

Artist/Maker Chokwe people Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia
Date20th century
CultureChokwe
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
    On View
    On view
    Collections
    • Art of Africa
    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.
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