Mixed media work composed of narrow-strip cloth covered with a dark reddish brown coloration (top portion) and lighter reddish brown coloration (lower portion). A stitched pocket ornaments the PR of the upper section, and a bound object made of cloth-wrapped pieces of wood accented with yellow paint is attached and suspended along the PL side of the painting.
Provenance:
Allen F. Roberts and Mary (Polly) Nooter Roberts, purchased from the artist’s Dakar studio, 2002 to 2018
Exhibition History:
A Saint in the City: Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal. Fowler Museum at UCLA, 2003, and other venues that hosted the exhibition.
Published References:
Allen F. Roberts and Mary (Polly) Nooter Roberts. 2003. A Saint in the City: Sufi Arts of Urban Senegal. With Gassia Armenian and Ousmane Gueye. Los Angeles: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Illustrated, page 200, figure 8.11.
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Credit Line:
Gift of Allen F. Roberts and family in loving memory of Dr. Mary (Polly) Nooter Roberts
