Seated colon figure

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Description

wood, ten-part, colourful pigments, rest., base

The genre of colon figures developed during the colonial period. It is still disputed today whether the statues were originally seen as satirical caricatures of colonial officials or simply as depictions of new subjects in local styles.

Whether the original statues were intended to be purely ornamental or also served a ritual function is also debated by anthropologists.

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Publications

Jahn, Jens (ed.), "Colon, Das schwarze Bild vom weißen Mann", München 1983, ill. 99

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Exhibition

Munich, Stadtmuseum: "Colon, Das schwarze Bild vom weißen Mann", 18 February - 17 April 1983

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