Look at My Braids

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Artist Tijani Àdìgún Sitou (Yoruba, 1932–1999)

Culture Yorùbá

Title Look at My Braids (Regardez-ma tresse)

Date 1980

Medium Inkjet print

Dimensions Image: 12 x 11 15/16 in. (30.5 x 30.3 cm)
Sheet: 19 x 13 in. (48.3 x 33 cm)

Credit Line Gift of the family of Èl Hadj Tijani Sitou, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 2007.103

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When photographing children, such as this little Songhai girl, Sitou would tell them to "watch the dove" - referring to the white light of the camera's flash - as a means of keeping them still and engaged, with their eyes wide open. This braided hairstyle has been worn by girls in Mali for centuries and never seems to go out of style.

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"Look at My Braids | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2007.103