Queen of the Islands
Entry ID
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113 (07/02/2022)
Formal title of the work
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Queen of the Islands
Description of the sculpture
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Wooden bust of a woman, possibly carved from lignum vitae. The woman is depicted with her head looking over her left shoulder towards the viewer. Her hair is styled in dreadlocks
URLs where this is recorded/available
Type of object
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Bust – Portrait
Base
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No base
Materials
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Wood (unidentified)
Specific techniques used
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Carving
Overall colour
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Monochrome – brown
Does the Black person have a specific identity?
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Anonymous: generic/idealised type
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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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Female
Age
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Adult
Status
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Free citizen
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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Noble/proud
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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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1990
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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KLMUS 1991.761
Current rights holder
License terms for reuse
http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/934, . (no date) ‘Queen of the Islands’, Black People in European Sculpture, accessed May 5, 2025, http://13.41.147.145/s/database/item/944
