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SUMMARY:Unfossilizing African Art
LOCATION:Flagg Building Luther W Brady Art Gallery 4 & 5\, 500 17th Street
  NW\, Washington DC 20006
DESCRIPTION:Presented after extensive research\, this exhibition recontext
 ualizes African material culture objects held in the GW Collection for ne
 arly 50 years. Led by Assistant Professor Clement Akpang\, 59 students fr
 om four seminar courses offered between Fall 2024 and Spring 2026\, condu
 cted original research to deepen understanding of the university’s holdin
 gs and update how we interpret and exhibit these objects. The exhibition 
 features 37 tangible heritage objects\, ranging from an Egúngún Paaka fro
 m Yorubaland to a Kii [brass pipe]\, attributed to the Baumum people of C
 ameroon\, accompanied by images and video that illuminate their rich hist
 ories. Research on the entire collection is presented in an accompanying 
 illustrated publication.\n\nImage: Once Known Mende carver [Mende\, Sierr
 a Leone]\, Sowei\, 19th-20th century\, wood\, varnish\, 16 H x 10 W x 10 
 D in. Gift of Stephen A. Spear\, 1975 (P.75.2.30)\n\nhttp://next-to-u.app
 /events/3f5196d4-c3eb-4a40-ae77-6ee398661805
URL:http://next-to-u.app/events/3f5196d4-c3eb-4a40-ae77-6ee398661805
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