YORUBA CULTURAL HERITAGE

20.5" x 25" (1995)

Hand-colored linoleum-print
(also available in monochrome)
(Ltd. Edition)

This print on fabric depicts elements of Yoruba culture.
In the lower center can be seen a variety of drums central to musical traditions.
In the center of the print the face of the dundun drum and the shoulder strap by which it is carried show a palace scene where people pay homage to the Oba and Queen.
The lizard gracing the left and right sides of the picture is a sign of the people.
Farming and trading in everyday life is illustrated where people meet and exchange goods and news.
Facial markings of various families are shown in two vertical sections on either side of the print.
A practice, which is in decline in the younger generation, this mark of family identity, was widely used
until the 1950s. Players of the game "Ayo" (similar to Warri) are seated at a board.
Elders and children are gathered for late evening storytelling. At the top the life of women is celebrated.
A mother not only carries a child warmly on her back but something on her head as well.
Another breast? feeds an infant.