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 

 

Yaa Asantewaa Detail

Yaa Asantewaa Detail

 

Yaa Asantewaa Detail

 
 

Yaa Asantewaa Detail

 
 

Nzinga (Angola) | 2010

Materials: Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Cotton Yarn, Leather, Feathers, Beetle Elytra, Wooden Beads, Poly/Cotton Thread 

 
 

Nzinga Detail

Nzinga Detail

 
 

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)

 

Queen Mary Detail

Queen Mary Detail

 
 

Nanny of the Maroons (Jamaica) | 2010

Materials: Cotton Organdy, Cotton Twine, Pumpkin Seeds, Brass Bells, Gold Paint, Poly/Cotton Thread 

 

Nanny of the Maroons Detail

Nanny of the Maroons Detail

Nanny of the Maroons Detail

 

Zeferina (Brazil) | 2010

Materials: Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Poly Cotton Broadcloth, Glass Beads, Cotton Yarn, Poly/Cotton Thread 

 
 

Zeferina Detail

 
 

Zeferina Detail

 
 

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 

 
 

Carlotta Detail

 
 

Carlotta Detail

 
 

Harriet Tubman (USA) | 2009

Materials: Cotton Osnaburg, Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Cotton Yarn, Cowrie Shells, Poly/Cotton Thread 

 
 

Harriet Tubman Detail (The Hunted)

 
 

Harriet Tubman Detail

 

Harriet Tubman Detail

 
 
 

War of Words (Self-Portrait) | 2010

Materials: Cotton Muslin, Cotton Batting, Cotton Yarn, Mud, Corn Husks, Brass Bells, River Rocks, Poly/Cotton Thread 

 

War of Words Detail

War of Words Detail

 

Wangari Maathai (Kenya) | 2012

Materials: Silk, Ramie, Hemp, Cotton, Quilted Cotton, Dried Flower Buds, Cotton Embroidery Floss, Cotton Twine, Thread

 
 

Wangari Maathai Detail

Wangari Maathai Detail

 
 

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

 
 

Freedom Period Detail

Freedom Period Detail

 
 

Negro Washerwoman (USA) | 2016

Materials: Cotton Cloth, Cotton Osnaburg, Quilted Cotton Osnaburg, Wooden Clothespins, Safety Pins, Cotton Clothesline, Cotton Embroidery Floss, Polyester Thread

 
 

Negro Washerwoman Detail

 
 

Negro Washerwoman Detail

 
 
 
 

Maria Felipa de Oliveira (Brazil) | 2017

Materials: Cotton Cloth, Cotton Yarn, Cotton Twill Tape, Covered Boning, Glass Beads, Cowrie Shells, Cotton

 
 

Maria Felipa de Oliveira Detail

Maria Felipa de Oliveira Detail

 
 

Maria Felipa de Oliveira Detail

Maria Felipa de Oliveira Detail

 

Freedom Seekers (USA) | 2019 

Materials: Cotton Cloth, Cotton Batting, Cotton Embroidery Floss, Glass Beads, Polyester Thread

Interior

 

Freedom Seekers Detail

 
 

Freedom Seekers Detail

 
 

Freedom Seekers Detail

 
 

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

 

King Peggy Detail

King Peggy Detail

 
 

King Peggy Detail

 

King Peggy | Batik Making in Ghana

Video Courtesy of Angela Afful

 

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

 
 

Angela and Nzinga Detail

Angela and Nzinga Detail

 
 

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

 
 

Nana Peazant Detail

Nana Peazant Detail