Tag Archives: Nigeria

Wax Series 4, an art print by Adekunle Adeleke | Painting, Fine art painting, Painting prints

Posted on January 10, 2021 by agogo22

Aug 27, 2020 – Gallery Quality Prints Source: Wax Series 4, an art print by Adekunle Adeleke | Painting, Fine art painting, Painting prints

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Nigerian Hair Culture Documented in Rainbow-Hued Portraits by Medina Dugger

Posted on August 10, 2018 by agogo22

Lagos-based photographer Medina Dugger documents colorful hair culture in the coastal Nigerian city with her ongoing series Chroma. The collection of portraits pays homage to J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere, a renowned African photographer who documented women’s hairstyles in Nigeria for over … Continue reading →

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Shrine Drum – Museum Crush

Posted on May 14, 2018 by agogo22

Shrine drum, Bakongo (Vili) peoples, Kingdom of Kongo, Central Africa. © RAMM   Donated in 1866 by Dartmouth shipbuilder Richard Redway whose brother Thomas had a fleet of trading ships that went to Africa. Although it states on the drum … Continue reading →

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Esu is Not the Devil: How a Yoruba Deity Got Rebranded

Posted on December 22, 2017 by agogo22

African traditional religions are widely misundertood—none more so than the Yoruba pantheon. Source: Esu is Not the Devil: How a Yoruba Deity Got Rebranded

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