Ethiopia
Item
Artist
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Title
Ethiopia
Medium
paint on plaster
Dimensions
13 × 3 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (33 × 8.9 × 9.8 cm)
Accession Number
2013.242.1
Description
Painted plaster sculpture of a female figure standing with her right hand over her heart, her left arm straight against her side with her hand extended out. Her head is turned over her left shoulder. From the hips down her legs are bound as if mummified. She wears a veil that is draped over her head and falls over her shoulders and down her back. The veil is shaped to resemble a pharaonic headdress. The figure stands on a rectangular, slightly wedge shaped pedestal. The sculpture is painted to look like copper complete with a simulated greenish patina.
Accrual Method
SI Usage Statement: Usage conditions apply
SD 609 Restrictions: A1a Copyright
SD 609 Restrictions: A1a Copyright
Location
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Fuller Family
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