The Others, Statue Tebu

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A Statue Tebu outdoor lighting accessory from the anthropomorphic lantern collection "The Others" by Stephen Burks. The collection was created in partnership with DEDON, and features hand-woven DEDON fibers on aluminum frames and an LED lighting system with solar panels. This small-sized sculpture (2022.82.4a) is composed of two stacked hand-woven lantern shades with the bottom lantern larger than the top. The frame of each lantern is black coated aluminum. The top lantern is in the color shade ‘Forest’ with interwoven green, dark grey, and white fibers. The bottom lantern is in the color shade ‘Terra’ with interwoven light brown, light grey, and beige fibers. The round, black base (2022.82.4b) is made of nero marquina marble. A remote control (2022.82.4c) and a round, black electrical plug (2022.82.4d) are also included.

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