Clara Nartey

Piecing Beauty

Size: 26″ x 34″

Statement: This work depicts a tailor strip piecing woven strips of kente cloth to create patterns as in strip-piecing a quilt. This is done until a large piece of cloth is created. Traditionally, strip piecing and kente weaving are male jobs. This art is part of a three-piece series called Kente.

Price:$1,200

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