Patricia Kamara b. 1960
Pencil Yam by Patricia Kamara, 2021
90 x 140 cm
35 3/8 x 55 1/8 inches
35 3/8 x 55 1/8 inches
acrylic on canvas
TIAA-PK202157
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Patricia depicts significant aspects of her culture and her country. In this painting, Patricia depicts a pencil yam story. The pencil yam is represented by the coloured strokes and the...
Patricia depicts significant aspects of her culture
and her country. In this painting, Patricia depicts a pencil yam story. The
pencil yam is represented by the coloured strokes and the white dots are the
yam seeds. There is a lot of song and ceremony and dedicated to the pencil yam,
as it is an important food source and a healing medicine.
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