Soldier figure / African, West Africa, Kamba
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.193
- Title
- Soldier figure
- Artist
- African, West Africa, Kamba
- Artist Nationality
- West African
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Object Creation Place
- Africa (continent)
- Creation Place 1
- Africa (continent)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Prof. and Mrs. Horace M. Miner
- Dimensions
- 41.5 cm x 7.7 cm x 6.5 cm (16 5/16 in. x 3 1/16 in. x 2 9/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Sculpture
- Primary Object Type
- figure
- Physical Description
- Carved wooden figure of a soldier. The general shape is cyclindrical and elongated on the vertical axis. The helmet, uniform, and gun are styled after WW2 era armaments. The jacket, gun, and face are detailed.
- Subject Matter
- Kamba carvings of soldiers became popular after WW1, when Kamba soldiers began serving in the British army. They increased after WW2, when many soldiers were discharged from the British African corps.
- Primary Keywords
- figures (representations)
- helmet
- men
- military
- military uniforms
- standing
- weapon
- weapons
- woodwork
- Secondary Keywords
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- figures
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- uniforms
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- weaponry
- weapons and ammunition
- whip
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 983 x 1409
- File Size
- 56 KB
- Record
- 1983/2.193
- Link to this Item
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"Soldier figure; African, West Africa, Kamba." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1983-sl-2.193/1983_2.193.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.