Shrine #2

Shrine #2, 1972 - Harry Vital by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

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Original Title: Shrine #2
Date: 1972
Creator: Harry Vital See all items with this value
Description: “Shrine #2,” by Harry Vital, features an intersex bird with both male and female features. This is a common theme found in Dogon sculptures originating from West Africa; these types of statues play a role in fertility rituals. The body has a smooth surface, while the wings and head are embellished with spiral designs.
Primary Subject: 1900-1999 See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; HBCU institutional history See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Afrocentrism; Black art; Domestic animals; LGBTQ; Sculpture
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 17 in x 42 in x 23 in
Format: OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc20
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0255
Rights: All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value
References: "Seated Hermaphrodite Figure." Metropolitan Museum of Art. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/736448.

Item sets: Art; TSU Student Terracottas Collection; Texas Southern University Collections