Zebra Lying

Mail Art. The image, by drawing and collage, is of a zebra-striped odalisque under the rays of a stamp for the Freemason fraternity; the motif on her chest of a double Africa motif is one used during the 1990’s. Musa further explores the theme of black and white with many permutations in his accordi...

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Order number: MS 381333
Date(s) of creation: 1996
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/MUSA000061/00001
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Order number: MS 381333
Summary: Mail Art. The image, by drawing and collage, is of a zebra-striped odalisque under the rays of a stamp for the Freemason fraternity; the motif on her chest of a double Africa motif is one used during the 1990’s. Musa further explores the theme of black and white with many permutations in his accordion book Application Zebra (2012).
Main author: Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist
Extent: 1 item
Acquisition: The donation was made to SOAS Library in June 2018 by Elsbeth Court, an academic who teaches African Art on the IFCELS course at SOAS, with the support and agreement of the artist Hassan Musa.
Access status: Restrictions apply
Access conditions: Requests to access this collection should be made to the Archives & Special Collections department in advance.
Copyright: Copyright in the artwork of Hassan Musa assigned to SOAS by the artist, 2018. Copyrights persist in other images and texts. The user is advised to investigate copyrights before making any re-use of this material.
Language: English
Scripts: Latin
Physical description: brown paper envelope 16.5cm x 23cm
Format: Archive