Autumn T. Thomas: Virtue is Near Thee, and With Gentle Hand
On view through December 31, 2023
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA)
Boulder, Colorado
www.bmoca.org
“O my soul, sink not into despair,
Virtue is near thee, and with gentle hand
Would now embrace thee, hovers o’er thine head”
-excerpt from On Virtue, by poet Phillis Wheatley
The Chi Wara headdresses by the Bamana people of West Africa are carved to honor the mythical being Chi Wara. Under Chi Wara’s guidance, humans first learned to cultivate the land and became prosperous and knowledgeable farmers. The headdresses often take the form and features of the graceful antelope, the sturdy aardvark, and other significant animals within Bamana culture that represent agriculture and growth.
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[Autumn Thomas, Tallyn’s Reach (installation detail)]
