Fulani Woman

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Artist Tijani Àdìgún Sitou (Yoruba, 1932–1999)

Culture Yorùbá

Title Fulani Woman (La Femme Fulani)

Date 1983

Medium Inkjet print

Dimensions Image: 12 x 12 15/16 in. (30.5 x 32.9 cm)
Sheet: 18 15/16 x 13 in. (48.1 x 33 cm)

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

Accession Number 2007.105

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Here a Fulani woman, dressed for a special occasion, displays gold, silver, and beaded jewelry, a wristwatch, and a henna design on her left hand. The calabash on the floor is filled with fresh milk. Selling fresh milk is a common enterprise among Fulani women, a source of personal pride that this sitter chose to include in her portrait.

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"Fulani Woman | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2007.105