Identification title(s): a creole. Object type: figure diorama object number: ng-2007-63-e. Description: a loose figure from a diorama by gerrit schouten, depicting a creole woman, standing. Her left hand rests on her head, her right hand points to the ground. She wears a pleated red skirt with a white cloth with a hole pattern over it and a blue striped shawl or pangi. She wears a plain headscarf, bracelets (bottom and top) and anklets and a necklace. Her upper body is uncovered. She is barefoot. A figure with a similar pose appears in a diorama depicting a slave dance in the collection of the barbados museum. Manufacture. Manufacturer:. Manufacturer: gerrit schouten. Place of manufacture: suriname. Dating: ca. 1810 - in or before 1839. Material: paper, glue, paint. Technique: sculpting / painting. Dimensions: h 10 cm. × w 4 cm. Explanationpossibly from a diorama with a slave dance. Subject. When: 1800 - 1839. Where: suriname. Acquisition: purchase december 20, 2007. Date: ca. 1810 - in of voor 1839.
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