Vua Kusu-Battetela Defending a Woman Against and Arab.
19th c African (Central) Colonial Sculpture
Charles SAMUEL
(1862 - 1938)
1896-1897
19th c
Painted plaster; fabric
Molded; painted; dressed
Colonial
Statue
Tervuren. Belgium.
Tervuren. Belgium. Musée Royal d'Afrique Centrale.
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The figures were prepared for the Exposition of 1897. Clothing was added to make them appear more life-like.
Caption:
SAMUEL Charles (1862-1938) | Vua Kusu-Battetela Defending a Woman Against and Arab. | 1896-1897 | Africa (Central) | Colonial | afrc6910 | ©Kathleen Cohen