Funeral - New York, NY
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N 40° 42.893 W 074° 00.326
18T E 584004 N 4507582
A public sculpture inside the African Burial Ground National Monument museum.
Waymark Code: WM13Z10
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2021
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The sculpture features five wax figures, crowded around two wooden coffins. Looks like one is a small child or baby, and the other one appears to the the mother. This was a common sight in lower Manhattan during get late 1700s and early 1800s.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: Unknown
Materials used: Unknown
Location: African-American Graveyard National Monument Visitor's Center
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