Crucifixion with African labour

Mail Art. One of the largest envelopes combines a conventional Crucifix representation of crucified Jesus Christ with a collaged mask face and surrounded by stamps that depict 'African labour' - workers and their work.


Order number: MS 381333
Date(s) of creation: 1999
Level: Item
Format: Archive           
Main author: Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist
URL: https://digital.soas.ac.uk/MUSA000080/00002
URL Description: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections

Order number: MS 381333
Summary: Mail Art. One of the largest envelopes combines a conventional Crucifix representation of crucified Jesus Christ with a collaged mask face and surrounded by stamps that depict 'African labour' - workers and their work.
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 16cm x 22.5cm
Copies: Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections
Format: Archive