Personification of Africa
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"Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum" Object Description
Bust length figure of a black woman, her right breast exposed and holding a scorpion in her right hand. She wears a turban decorated with feathers and jewels, pearl pendant earrings and a close-fitting pearl necklace. Her body is tilted forward and her gaze is directed to the left.
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All Works in Curationist’s archives can be reproduced and used freely. How to attribute this Work:
Rosalba Carriera, Italian, 1673–1757, Personification of Africa, before 1720, "Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum", Smithsonian Institution. CC0.