Black Room with Bitches Brew

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

The "cross" (.3) element of an installation artwork. This cross is made from three (3) carved and hand worked segments of wood. One (1) vertical piece of wood forms the stipe. The vertical segment is secured with metal screws and wood pegs inside a crossbeam made from two (2) horizontal pieces of wood. A thick metal wire attaches to the ends of both the left and right arms of the cross, forming an arc that curves behind the top of the stipe. A cracked mirror is affixed at the upper center of the stipe. At the proper-right side of the stipe, to the side of the mirror, is a metal plate with three (3) pegs inserted inside. The pegs have a similar appearance to tuning pegs used on string instruments.

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