Beliphone

Original Title

Beliphone

Date

2000

Creator

John T. Biggers

Description

This Biggers print shows a figure playing a balafon, with a sankofa bird overhead. The balafon is a West African percussion, and the sankofa bird signifies the importance of the past in improving the future. Taken together, they show the importance of music in preserving culture.

Primary Subject

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Additional Subject

Afrocentrism

Black art

Educators

Faculty

Musical instruments

Performers

Type

Print

Medium

print

Additional Techniques

lithography

Measurements

29 1/2 in x 24 in

Format

JPEG

HBCU Identifier

pc165

HCAC Identifier

HCAC.TSU.0051

Contributing Institution

Texas Southern University

Collection

Permanent Collection