The Snake Charmer

The Snake Charmer

An African man, clothed in a loin cloth, stands in contrapposto with his right foot lifted. His right arm is raised to shoulder height, with elbow bent. His hand once held a flute which is now missing. His left arm is lowered and would have held a narrow staff, also missing. The man also wears gilded hoop earrings, a bracelet and small feathered headdress. Some reddish patina is visible on his lips and nails. A snake coils at his right foot. The whole is atop a round base.

Bourgeois,Charles Arthur (1838–1886)

Snake charmers
Music
Dance
Orientalism

Bronze

H. 41"

after 1862

France