Description: As pictured Sold As Is Rare One of a Kind Hand Carved Wood - Made out of one piece These bright, colorful wooden figures are called "Colonial People." Because of their bright colored outfits and smiling faces, they appear to exude a positive energy The figures convey European colonial officials such as civil servants, doctors, soldiers or technicians or "Westernized" middle-class Africans. They bear elements of European design such as clothing, posture, and various accouterments. It has been debated that the genre originated as an African response to colonization and the repression at the hands of the colonial state. It is discussed whether the statues were originally seen as satirical caricatures of colonial officials or simply depictions of new subjects in local styles.
Price: 39 USD
Location: Denver, Colorado
End Time: 2024-11-10T23:15:25.000Z
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Culture: African
