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Unfolding as a spectacular journey up the Benue, Central Nigeria Unmasked introduces major artistic genres and styles associated with more than twenty-five ethnic groups living along the river's Lower, Middle, and Upper reaches.
24 lip 2011 · Unfolding as a spectacular journey up the Benue, Central Nigeria Unmasked introduces major artistic genres and styles associated with more than twenty-five ethnic groups living along the river’s Lower, Middle, and Upper reaches.
This piece demonstrates how Jukun arts bridge Lower and Middle Benue artistic genres, and it exemplifies the long-term historical connections among the various peoples who had followed the path of the Benue River.
16 wrz 2011 · Museumgoers encounter the river’s Lower, Middle, Upper Benue areas, in galleries filled with works that vary between the regions but also exemplify the influences shared between the groups...
8 sty 2013 · The Niger River’s principal tributary is the Benue River, itself a major waterway that runs from east to west across Nigeria’s Middle-Belt. It is the cultures of the people of this region that are celebrated in a special travelling exhibition.
The vertical masks associated with the Wurkun and Bikwin peoples living north of the Benue River in the Muri Mountains are the most idiosyncratic. They were kept hidden in caves to preserve their secrecy.
Central Nigeria Unmasked: Arts of the Benue River Valley—on display at the Fowler Museum from February 13–July 24, 2011—is the first major international exhibition to present a comprehensive view of the arts produced in the region, which include some of the most abstract, dramatic, and
