African Head (Dahomy Princess)
Entry ID
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16 (06/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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African Head (Dahomy Princess)
Description of the sculpture
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Plaster model of the head of a woman depicted with cropped hair and looking downwards.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Head
Dimensions
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Height: 41.2 cm
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Width: 13.8 cm
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Depth: 26.5 cm
Materials
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Plaster
Specific techniques used
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Modelling
Overall colour
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Monochrome – white
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: specific individual but not currently identifiable
Attributes
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None
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Female
Age
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Adolescent
Status
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Royal
Clothing
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No clothes included (head)
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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None
Action or activity
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Not relevant (head)
Emotional state
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Calm
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Neutral/emotionless
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking downwards
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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1928-1929
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Original purpose
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Unknown
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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1994.1_CC0413
Provenance history
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1928/9-1994: in possession of the artist, Dora Gordine
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1994: given to Dorich House Museum by the artist's estate
Notes
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An image could not be found for this sculpture.
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
 African Head (Dahomy Princess) |
Related objects | E22 Man-Made Object |
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/37, . (no date) ‘African Head (Dahomy Princess)’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/230
