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Artworks
Charmaine Watkiss
To stand Independant and proud I, 2022Coffee, graphite, pencil, watercolour, 22ct shell gold and ink on paper76 x 56 cm
29 7/8 x 22 1/8 inCWA 082This warrior is the Negro Pepper (Xylopia aethiopica), also known as eeru alamo (Yoruba), Uda (Igbo). These plant warrior women are reminding people on the continent what happened some 500...This warrior is the Negro Pepper (Xylopia aethiopica), also known as eeru alamo (Yoruba), Uda (Igbo). These plant warrior women are reminding people on the continent what happened some 500 years ago when people were captured and enslaved in the 'new world'. Along with captives on the many ships which sailed from the coastal regions in Africa, foodstuffs were also colonised.Exhibitions
The Company she keeps, 26 May - 20 August 2022, Tiwani Contemporary Lagos
