THE ETHIOPIAN, Limited Edition Series Print (1-50) [48 x 28] Photograph

The ETHIOPIAN, [48" x 48"] in this digitally enhanced b/w limited edition print, is the artist's photography note from the Ethiopia Cultural Exhibition that annually showcases a pageant of stunning tribal women adorned in all their tribal identity. The hair of this famous tribal model, 'Mynga,' who is from the Mumuhuila tribe of Angola, is distinguished from other tribal styles by the colors and the braiding that is as hard as a rock. Her hair design is made of powdered rock mixed with natural oils to set the hair hard as concrete. The tribal women of Northern and Eastern Africa are accessorized with their heavy elaborate collections of personal jewelry as objects of a dowry that is an outward expression of each tribal woman's independent status and wealth that is outside of their marriage where literally everything else belongs to their husband. Under all the weight and discomfort of these displays of material wealth, these women stand boldly unburdened by the weight or entanglements of their accessories. They take equal care not to complicate their body with unnecessary clothing. Yet, every item they wear clearly raises the real possibility all these tribal women have centuries of stories they might tell--which they dare not speak for fear of offending their husbands. So all their stories of how they came by any of these personal gifts they hold so precious that they must be worn on their person each and every day--is part of their mystic. This digital enhancement is an understated vision of this famous tribal face, where the artist sought to capture her uniquely regal soul. Their tribal faces will simply stop you in your tracks…as her clear tribal eyes beam right back at you..., with a certain defiance that is very particular to East Angola tribal women. Their eyes turn to this constant stream of foreigners so stunned by their beauty and appearance...and those eyes never look away...as if her eyes mean to say: "…and so, ...what happens now?"

Photography:Color on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:50

Size:28 W x 48 H x 1 D in

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