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.
| Archive & Special Collections | MS 381333/38b | Restrictions apply |
| 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 |
| collection |
SOAS Archive |
|---|---|
| id |
MS_381333.38b |
| recordtype |
archive |
| scb_item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
| item_location |
Archive & Special Collections |
| scb_loan_type |
Reference only |
| scb_order_with |
MS 381333 |
| callnumber |
MS 381333/38b |
| callnumber_txt |
MS 381333/38b |
| callnumber-sort |
MS 381333/38b |
| prefix_number |
38b |
| title |
Crucifixion with African labour |
| scb_date_creation |
1999 |
| scb_level |
Item |
| level_sort |
8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item |
| scb_extent |
1 item |
| author |
Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist |
| author_facet |
Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist |
| authorStr |
Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist |
| author_letter |
Musa; Hassan (b 1951); contemporary visual artist |
| format |
Archive |
| scb_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. |
| description |
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. |
| scb_access_status |
Restrictions apply |
| scb_conditions_gov_access |
Requests to access this collection should be made to the Archives & Special Collections department in advance. |
| scb_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 |
| language_search |
English |
| scb_scripts_material |
Latin |
| scb_physc_charac_tech_reqs |
brown paper envelope 16cm x 22.5cm |
| scb_copies |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| scb_url |
https://digital.soas.ac.uk/MUSA000080/00002 |
| scb_url_description |
Digital version available online at SOAS Digital Collections |
| hierarchy_top_id_raw |
MS 381333 |
| hierarchy_sequence |
MS_381333.0038b |