mpaee

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Original Title: mpaee
Date: 2019
Creator: Tamarick Williams See all items with this value
Description: The work shows a group gathering for a libation ceremony in a field; as one member is pouring water into the ground, the other members are playing musical instruments. A libation ceremony is when liquid is poured into the ground as an offering to and in remembrance of a deceased loved one. This ceremony is practiced across the African diaspora.
Primary Subject: 2000- See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; Spirituality See all items with this value
Additional Subject: Afrocentrism; Religious rituals and ceremonies; Black art; Social life and customs; Memory; Musical instruments
Type: Print
Medium: pastels on paper
Measurements: 39 3/4 in x 52 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc176
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0075
Rights: All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value
References: Gideon Imoke Emeng, and Eteng, Nzeyo Gabriel. "The Social Significance of Libation in Modern Society." Alkebulan: A Journal of East and West African Studies, vol 1, no. 2, 2021.

Item sets: Art; Texas Southern University Collections; University Museum at Texas Southern Permanent Collection