H x W x D: 92.7 x 67.3 x 1 cm (36 1/2 x 26 1/2 x 3/8 in.)
Type:
Painting
Geography:
Senegal
Date:
1997
Description:
Twelve square panels, arranged in four rows of three, are held together by a network of yellow string. The panels consist of loosely composed mauve, hunter green, and ochre geometric shapes that suggest landscapes.
Exhibition History:
Earth Matters: Land as Material and Metaphor in the Arts of Africa, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, October 15, 2015-March 9, 2016
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Credit Line:
Gift of Contemporary African Art Gallery, New York
