Carnival Village Sculpture - Philipsburg, St. Maarten
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N 18° 01.679 W 063° 02.623
20Q E 495372 N 1993282
An elaborate high relief sculpture celebrating Carnival depicts several instruments. It's located at Carnival Village in Philipsburg, St. Maarten
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Date Posted: 03/13/2013
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Carnival Village is a large outdoor entertainment venue which is home the the Carnival celebration in St. Maarten. Between the entrances to the open air arena there is a large high relief sculpture that depicts the Carnival celebration. The central feature of the sculpture is a group of five Carnival leaders. The central figure is playing a 3D sculpture of a set of steel-band drums. He is flanked by four men that are wearing crowns; the inner two are holding microphones. Behind is group them are three female Carnival dances in full costume. Images of the faces of revelers fill the background.
Several additional musical instruments are depicted on the left and right sides of the sculpture. On the left side, from top to bottom are: a tambourine, saxophone and two conga drums. On the right side, from top to bottom, are: a djembe African hand drum, bugle, guitar and bass drum.
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