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Replicas and Objects of the Giertz Education Center, Krannert Art Museum
Contemporary female bust
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Title
Contemporary
female
bust
Description
Ebony
wood
;
10
x
4.5
x
5
'; This
tourist
quality
female
bust
is
carved
of
heavy
,
dark
wood
,
perhaps
true
ebony
.
African
tourist
quality
wood
carvings
are
more
typically
carved
from the
dense
heartwood
at the
core
of
several
other
African
trees
that have been
stained
to
imitate
ebony
. This
piece
is
African
, but
is
neither
considered
traditional
,
nor
as
having
been
made
for any
ceremonial
use
. The
hairstyle
and
facial
features
are
very
Europeanized
'. This
scultpure
is
thought
to have
come
from
Kenya
or
Tanzania
because
of the
fine
wood
from
which
it
is
carved
.
Subject
Portraits
;
Woodwork
;
Women
in
art
;
Art
,
African
;
Africa
,
West
;
Art
;
Twentieth
century
Rights
Giertz
Education
Center
@
the
Krannert
Art
Museum
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