A Creole, A loose figure from a diorama by Gerrit Schouten, depicting a Creole man, standing to the right. Both hands are raised. The man is wearing a blue wrap decorated with red and white motifs and with a white trim. He wears bracelets and anklets and is barefoot. The attitude of his hands suggests that he originally held a musical instrument. A very similar figure from a diorama of a slave dance owned by the Barbados Museum (Medendorp diorama XV) plays a benta, an arched stringed instrument or flute., Suriname, Gerrit Schouten, c. 1810 - in or before 1839, paper, glue, paint (coating), painting, h 9.6 cm × w 4.3 cm
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A Creole, loose figure, diorama, Gerrit Schouten, depicting, Creole man, standing, right, hands, raised, man, wearing, blue wrap decorated, red, white motifs, white trim, wears bracelets, anklets, barefoot, attitude, originally held, musical instrument, figure, slave dance owned, Barbados Museum, Medendorp diorama XV, plays, benta, arched stringed instrument, flute, Suriname, c, 1810, 1839, paper, glue, paint, coating, painting
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