Gorilla Mother and Child

Gorilla Mother and Child by University Museum at Texas Southern on Sketchfab

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Original Title: title unknown
Devised Title: Gorilla Mother and Child
Date: Unknown
Creator: Unknown See all items with this value
Description: This terracotta sculpture features a mother gorilla with a child clinging to her back. The mother’s head, face, and body are adorned with spiral embellishments. A common theme featured in Texas Southern University’s permanent collection of terracotta sculptures is the relationship between mothers and their children.
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; Motherhood; Sculpture; Wildlife
Type: Sculpture
Medium: Terracotta
Measurements: 29 in x 27 in x 18 in
Format: OBJ
HBCU Identifier: tc9
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0260
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

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