“When this complex work was proposed for the collection a year after I arrived at the Museum, the cu
“When this complex work was proposed for the collection a year after I arrived at the Museum, the curator of African art and I discussed this visually and symbolically complicated object at length. We both felt it held the potential to tell myriad stories that would engage the Museum’s visitors.”— #ArnoldLehman for #DiverseWorks [#Ejagham. Emblem of the Leopard Spirit Society (Nkpa), 19th century.] #BKMAfricanart -- source link
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