H x W (unframed): 42.5 × 46.7 cm (16 3/4 × 18 3/8 in.)
Type:
Print
Geography:
Nigeria
Date:
1971
Description:
Composition of black, yellow, blue, and reddish hues depicting two male drummers in the foreground, and two female dancers in the background. The figures are positioned against an abstract background of yellow, orange and red hues. The male figures, black in color, are depicted with hats and in the act of drumming, with one hand of each figure striking the head of the drum he holds. The female figures, also black in color, are depicted with waist wrappers and in the act of dancing, their arms raised and lowered, bent at the elbow. One female figure has an elaborate coiffure.
Provenance:
Rosalie Terry Carter, acquired from artist, 1975-1977 to 2005
By descent to William and Kay Carter, 2005 to 2019
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