Original artwork description:

By placing the traditional headdress of the founder of the ‘Temne’ tribe, of which my family have been affiliated to, I seek to elevate the often undermined female Sierra Leonean figure.
Outdated stereotypical gender roles are often adhered to in Islamic West African cultures. This work creates a new found matriarchal paradigm with this re-presentation of power.

Materials used:

biro pen/ballpoint pen and pages from authentic Sierra Leone textbook.

Tags:

#portrait #drawing #collage #photorealism #portraiture #africa #black art #african art #photorealistic portrait #african artist #pen drawing #biro art #biro pen #black power