Reclamation of Identity and the African Past

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Reclamation of Identity and the African Past

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Renee Stout, Ceremonial Object, Horn, mixed media, 1990

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Winnie Owens-Hart, Twice, Earthenware mask, Glazed and smoked, 1998-99

Yvonne Edward Tucker And Curtis Tucker, Homage to BB King, 1991

Yvonne Edward Tucker, Tamara and the Bird of Ganvie, Thrown and Hand-built raku, 1993

Babette Wainwright, Tam Tam, Pit fired Earthenware, 2000

Babette Wainwright, Low Tides, pit fired earthen ware, 2000

Ade Nla, Yoruba, Nigeria Beads, cotton, 20th century

Sonya Clark, AdeVodun, Beads, Sequins, Toyo straw, 1996

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Sonya Clark, “Warrior’s Baseball Cap”, texts enclosed in cloth, 1995

Sonya Clark, Synapse, cloth/thread, 1998

Sonya Clark, Cyclotincture, Cloth, Copper, Copper leaf, 1995

Sonya Clark, “In the Sweet Grass Basket Tradition”, Woven Fibers, 1996

Sonya Clark, UNUM cloth/thread 8 x 8 x 8 inches 1998