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unrecorded Batwa artist,

Artist Overview

Artist name:unrecorded Batwa artist

Works of Art: 1

unrecorded Batwa artist, bark cloth

bark cloth, 1994

unrecorded Batwa artist, bark cloth
unrecorded Batwa artist
bark cloth
1994

Exhibitions: 2

Race, Gender, and the "Decorative" in 20th-Century African Art: Reimagining Boundaries
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Jessica Gerschultz, curator
2017–2018
Race, Gender, and the "Decorative" in 20th-Century African Art: Reimagining Boundaries
Cassandra Mesick Braun, curator
Jessica Gerschultz, curator
2017–2018

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