13.63 x 9.5 x 2.63" $360
by Doré
Behind a delicately flowing, but confining, screen is placed a dark
red shield which commands our attention. At its center are emblazoned
luminous chards of glass and shining metal. Glass strips lie on either
side. A large grey circle embraces and focuses this emblem, symbolic of the
riches/diamonds torn from the African continent.
Black pearls dangle from the central shield and are massed at the
lower right corner. A few strands slip out from under the restraining
screen. Perhaps these pearls represent the black native peoples stolen and
enslaved from Africa, only a few of which escaped the ruinous exploitation.
The rusted lock and the broken bat further symbolize the horrible suffering
of oppression/slavery.
There is, nonetheless, a pervading beauty offered by the use of
gracious colours: pale tan, tones of green, silver & black.