Zulu Bowman
Entry ID
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56 (17/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Zulu Bowman
Previous title(s)
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'The Bushman Hunter'
Description of the sculpture
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Statuette of a standing man wearing a loincloth and holding a bow and arrow in his left hand.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Statuette
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 120 cm
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Width: 40.5 cm
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Depth: 40 cm
Specific techniques used
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Casting
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Patination
Overall colour
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Monochrome – black
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: specific individual but not currently identifiable
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Male
Age
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Adult
Status
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Free citizen
Clothing
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Wearing clothes – indigenous clothing
Evidence of enslavement
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None
Evidence of 'exotic' status
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‘Exotic’ costume/dress
Action or activity
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Fighting
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Standing
Emotional state
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Noble/proud
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Angry/aggressive
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Indeterminate
Sculptural context
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Rural: Indigenous
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Twentieth century (1900-1999)
Date of Production
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1902
Date inferred from
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Recorded in related documentation
Original purpose
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Decorative
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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A106733
Provenance history
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On loan from Wellcome Trust
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/477, . (no date) ‘Zulu Bowman’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/482
