Figurine

Date1800-1850

MediumWood, pigment

DimensionsObject/Work: 365 x 235 mm

ClassificationsSculpture

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Object numberC01074

DescriptionFigure of a Portuguese priest representing the European - and particularly Portuguese - presence in West Africa from the 15th Century onwards. Portuguese, Dutch, British and French presence in West Africa was led by trading interests, which eventually became dominated by the slave trade.

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