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Secrets of the Umbrella, a History in Fashion and Design

Depiction of a Ceremonial Procession

Item

Title
Depiction of a Ceremonial Procession
Rights
Yale University Art Gallery. Public Domain.
Date
1901 C.E.
Description
This is a Fon brass tableaux . The sculpture depicts about eighteen people which are holding weapons, they are in a procession surrounding one man who is on a horse. Four of the people are carrying umbrellas over the head of the man.
Format
Brass. Height: 10 1/2 × Width: 19 × 10 inches.
Publisher
Yale University Art Gallery.
Contributor
Doreen D.
Identifier
Yale University Art Gallery. 1981.57.
Subject
Umbrella; parasol: brass; sculpture; fon; tableaux; royal.
Source
Jpg file. Unknown Photographer. Yale University Art Gallery. 11/05/2021
Depiction of a Ceremonial Procession
Site pages
18th - 19th Century