Dhuku

Artwork Code: MA-2020-01
Title: Dhuku
Artist: Mary Akins
Medium: Oil Painting (Oil on canvas with a touch of gold leaf)
Artwork Size: 24”x 36”
Description: This piece was inspired by the African woman head-wrap which holds a distinctive position in the history of African dress. Both for its longevity and for its potent significations. It endured the travail of colonialism and never passed out of fashion.
Uploaded: February 21st, 2021