Africa
Entry ID
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79 (24/01/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Africa
Description of the sculpture
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Bust of a female personification of the continent of Africa. The figure smiles while her upturned head gazes to her left. She is depicted with flowers and grain intertwined in her hair.
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Bust – Portrait
Base
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Base present - appears to be the original base
Dimensions
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Height: 92 cm
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Width: 75 cm
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Depth: 30 cm
Materials
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Marble – white
Specific techniques used
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Carving
Overall colour
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Monochrome – white
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Identifiable: allegorical figure
Role within sculpture
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Main protagonist
Gender
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Female
Age
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Adult
Status
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Uncertain
Clothing
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Partially clothed
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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Happy
Focus of gaze of Black person
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Looking sideways
Sculptural context
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No location included/implied
Sculptor
Place of production
Period of production
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Seventeenth century (1600-1699)
Date of Production
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c. 1670 - 1690
Date inferred from
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Inferred from dates when sculptor is active
Original purpose
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Decorative
Original display setting
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Unknown
Current owner
Current / most recently known location
Accession number
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0007.1.S
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/691, . (no date) ‘Africa’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/692
