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Giant ukara used as a backdrop at an Ekpe lodge

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Ukara: Ritual Cloth

The Creative Journey of Nike Davies-Okundaye

November 16, 2002, through January 19, 2003

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Location

Temporary Exhibitions, Harrington Gallery

About

A rich slice of Yoruba culture offers a unique experience for visitors to the museum through January 19 in the form of batik textiles in Harrington Gallery. Although small in scale, this exhibition is large on life. Visitors entering the gallery are surrounded by the deep, calming shades of indigo—a traditional color used in the making of Nigerian textiles. These inspired works are created by internationally recognized Nigerian artist, musician, and dancer Nike Davies-Okundaye—a fascinating person in her own right. Offered as part of Davies­Okundaye's nine-day residency at Dartmouth College, the exhibition includes a video made at the artists' school for men and women in Nigeria that demonstrates the various methods and forms of creating batik.

Exhibition Curator

Katherine W. Hart

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