Ukara Cloth Beadwork
Object Details
- Artist
- Ira Blount
- Date
- late 20th-early 21st Century
- Medium
- glassbeads, nylon, laserjet print on cardstock
- Dimensions
- 9 5/8 × 8 9/16 × 1/16 in. (24.5 × 21.8 × 0.2 cm)
- Cite As
- Gift of Ira Blount
- Caption
- Text from the Birmingham Museum of Art and a reproduction of ukara cloth contextualizes the inspiration for this geometric and striped beadwork piece. The light and dark triangles and squares in black, yellow, green, and red seed beads represent a leopard’s spots. The Ekpe—or leopard—Society in Nigeria uses these shapes in their textiles to honor the animal. In this way, artist Ira Blount gestures towards his African American heritage and the global influences on his work.
- Accession Number
- 2011.0004.0126
- Type
- beadwork
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- Anacostia Community Museum Collection
- Data Source
- Anacostia Community Museum
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Metadata Usage
- Not determined
- Record ID
- acm_2011.0004.0126
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