Reference of "others"

Does the highlighted "others" imply "other figures"?

Context:

In Vietnam III figures form an almost fence-like formation against the picture plane, which then becomes a stage on which various rituals of violence and masculinity are enacted. The uniform of armed and standing American GIs is clearly identifiable, an African American among them, with some figures helmeted and outfitted with a bandolier. While Golub presents the figures as a group, they do not interact with one another; one looks out at the viewer, drawing them in as a participant. Odd opaque patches of brown punctuate the space, sometimes overlapping a figure; others are positioned next to or before these large areas of paint.