Context (Field collection)
Collected by Fran Vincent in January 1992. Purchased in Rio de Janeiro from Bazar Soba Ltda., Artigos Religiosos, Rua Santa Clara, Copacabana.
Event Date 01/1992
Author: maa

Context (Display)
Note on the Catalogue card that 'On Display Oct 1992' but no further details are given. It was likely a small temporary display in a small 'cube' case, that could be moved and rearranged as required.
Event Date 10/1992
Author: rachel hand

Description (Physical description)
A painted plaster statue of a preto velho or old black man The black man is wearing a white shirt and trousers and a yellow straw hat. He is holding a pipe painted orange in his left hand and a cane in his right hand. The man is sitting on a barrel or log painted green with orange ends. There are three white objects placed between his feet.
Event Date 1/8/1992
Author: maa

Context (Production / use)
Statues are to be lightly bathed after purchase so as to remove the energy from outside and placed on a high shelf.
Event Date 17/11/2020
Author: Sam Daisley