Warrior Women of the African Diaspora
Gallery View Image | Bahia Reverb: Artists and Place | Art+Practice | Photographer | Halline Overby
Shirt Images | Sally Van Gorder
Yaa Asantewaa (Ghana) | 2009
Materials: Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Cotton Yarn, Imitation Gold Leaf, Gold Paint, Wood, Brass Safety Pins, Bottle Caps, Metal Sequins, Glass Beads, Metallic Thread, Poly/Cotton Thread
Nzinga (Angola) | 2010
Materials: Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Cotton Yarn, Leather, Feathers, Beetle Elytra, Wooden Beads, Poly/Cotton Thread
Queen Mary (Former Danish Virgin Islands) | 2009
Materials: Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Stick Matches, Brass Bells, Wood Beads & Discs, Raffia, Oak, Cotton Yarn, Poly/Cotton Thread
Queen Mary (Fireburn Ignited)
Nanny of the Maroons (Jamaica) | 2010
Materials: Cotton Organdy, Cotton Twine, Pumpkin Seeds, Brass Bells, Gold Paint, Poly/Cotton Thread
Zeferina (Brazil) | 2010
Materials: Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Poly Cotton Broadcloth, Glass Beads, Cotton Yarn, Poly/Cotton Thread
Carlotta (Cuba) | 2010
Materials: Cotton Textile, Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Porcupine Quills, Wood Discs, Metal Sequins, Glass Beads, Brown Sugar, Tea, Plastic Bags, Cotton Yarn, Poly/Cotton Thread
Harriet Tubman (USA) | 2009
Materials: Cotton Osnaburg, Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Cotton Yarn, Cowrie Shells, Poly/Cotton Thread
War of Words (Self-Portrait) | 2010
Materials: Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Cotton Yarn, Mud, Corn Husks, Brass Bells, River Rocks, Poly/Cotton Thread
Wangari Maathai (Kenya) | 2012
Materials: Silk, Ramie, Hemp, Cotton, Quilted Cotton, Dried Flower Buds, Cotton Embroidery Floss, Cotton Twine, Thread
Freedom Period (Posthumously Dedicated to Marielle Franco) | 2014
Materials: Cotton Fabric, Cotton Twill Tape, Poly-Cotton Batting, Metal Sequins, Glass Beads, Rocks, Wood, Metal Screws, Cotton Embroidery Floss, Polyester Buttonhole Twist
Negro Washerwoman (USA) | 2016
Materials: Cotton Cloth, Cotton Osnaburg, Quilted Cotton Osnaburg, Wooden Clothespins, Safety Pins, Cotton Clothesline, Cotton Embroidery Floss, Polyester Thread
Maria Felipa de Oliveira (Brazil) | 2017
Materials: Cotton Cloth, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Twill Tape, Covered Boning, Glass Beads, Cowrie Shells, Cotton
Freedom Seekers (USA) | 2019
Materials: Cotton Cloth, Cotton Batting, Cotton Embroidery Floss, Glass Beads, Polyester Thread
Interior
King Peggy (Ghana & USA) | 2019
Materials: Cotton Cloth, Ghanaian Kente Cloth, Ghanaian Fugu Cloth, Ghanaian Wax Print (Not Dutch), Cotton Embroidery Floss, Metallic Embroidery Floss, Ghanaian Recycled Glass Beads, Ghanaian Lost Wax Brass Fish and Discs, Kapok, Leather Ribbon, Polyester Thread
Interior
Angela and Nzinga (Angola & USA) | 2020
Materials: Cotton Cloth, Cotton Batting, Cotton Embroidery Floss, Metal Chain, Metal, Metal Screw Hooks, One Dollar Bills, Pennies, Cowrie Shells, Leather, Suede, Jute Twine, Wood Mannequin Arms, Fiberglass Hands, Polyester Thread
Nana Peazant (Sea Islands - USA) | 2020
Materials: Cotton Osnaburg, Cotton Muslin, Cotton Broadcloth, Cotton Batting, Cotton Embroidery Floss, Vintage Cotton Lace, Upcycled Denim, Metal Keys, Metal Lock, Polyester Thread