Egbe- Taking Flight, and Egbe - Transformation
Egbe- Taking Flight, and Egbe - Transformation
$12,000.00
Michele Tejuola Spindle
Carved and Painted Gourds
14 x 9 x 9”
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Many of my early themes covered Nigerian culture and religious folklore. Egbe is the story of the most senior members of a secret women’s society who travel to the forest to change into birds. Taking Flight is my twist on the women taking a fast trip to the forest. Cloth on the plane represent the women. Transformation show women letting go of their clothes/body parts...to change into a bird