Colon statue
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Colon statue
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Colon statues, a term derived from the French statues colon, are a genre of wooden figurative sculpture within African art which originated during the colonial period. The statues commonly depict European colonial officials such as civil servants, doctors, soldiers or technicians or Europeanised middle-class Africans. They are often characterised by recurrent decorative motifs, such as pith helmets, suits, official uniforms or tobacco pipes, and are painted in bright or glossy colours with veget
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colon_statue
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2021-07-15T23:09:40Z
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