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Original Title
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Wood Carved Caribbean Man
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Devised Title
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Wooden Caribbean Man
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Date
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Unknown
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Contributor
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Meek-Eaton Black Archives
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Description
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This hand-carved, wooden sculpture depicts a Caribbean or African man holding what appears to be a pipe and sheathed weapon, possibly a machete, ax, or knife. The object he is holding could also be a musical instrument, but similar statues can attribute him to a farmer or worker.
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Location
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Tallahassee
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Leon County
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Florida
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United States of America
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Type
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Sculpture
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Medium
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Wood
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Additional Techniques
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Carving
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Measurements
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L:76cm x W:15cm
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Format
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JPEG
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HBCU Identifier
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AR_0014_03_0001
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HCAC Identifier
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HCAC.FAMU.0018
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Rights
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All rights reserved. The use of any part of these objects and photographs transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or stored in a retrieval system without the prior written consent of MEBA is an infringement of the copyright law.
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Contributing Institution
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Florida A&M University
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Language
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English