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| The Forsaken People - Detail
2009
West African Sculpture, Vinyl, Mixed Media
12 inches

These are a series of twelve sculptures called The Forsaken People.  They are outfitted in church robes and clown collars.  They are the judges of community, their role is to perpetuate what is "normal."   I first used these sculptures for the installation "Even You Mama? It was Frankly Realized that they were Nasty Not Just "Lesbians.

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| Making Love to Our Mother's Mothers: Black Skins, White Masks (Partial Installation)
Bad Girl
2009
Punu Mask, Kenyan Sculpture, Bead Embroidery, Vinyl, Mixed Media
3 feet x 12 inches x 12 inches

| Mother
2009
Kenyan Sculpture, Bead Embroidery, Vinyl, Mixed Media
12 Inches


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| NOLO
West African Tourist Mask and Mixed Media
2009
3 feet x 2 feet x 12 inches

This is NOLO the first of my clown series.  She wears a jester hat and an apron, denoting her role as both clown and servant.

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