from the collection of the Newark Museum
Untitled (Portrait of a Nigerian Policeman), Sunday Jack Akpan, Nigeria
Naked Gelede, Sokari Douglas Camp, Nigeria
Epa Headdress, Bamgboye of Odo-Owa, Nigeria
Les Gendarmes d’Afrique, Sokey Edorh, Togo
Berkeley III, Wosene Worke Kosrof, Ethiopia
National Theater, Olu Amoda, Nigeria
Movement #36, Kwesi Owusu-Ankomah, Ghana
Gelede Headdress, Yonuba artist, Nigeria
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These look so cool! I especially love that they’re made of unusual materials, many of which look like found objects. Makes them even more creative and compelling. Especially like the Naked Gelede, wondering what the heck it’s made of!
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Welded steel.
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Great stuff.
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So beautiful, especially these elaborated headdresses.
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This is such interesting artwork!
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Great artworks!
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