Wealthy Maraka-Man

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Artist Tijani Àdìgún Sitou (Yoruba, 1932–1999)

Culture Yorùbá

Title Wealthy Maraka-Man

Date 1989

Medium Inkjet print

Dimensions Image: 12 x 12 in. (30.48 x 30.48 cm)
Sheet: 19 x 13 in. (48.26 x 33.02 cm)
Framed (Exhibition Frame): 21 1/8 x 21 1/8 x 1 in. (53.66 x 53.66 x 2.54 cm)

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

Accession Number 2007.107

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A photography of a seated man with his left knee raised and his left arm resting on that knee, while his right hand sits on his right leg. The embroidery on this man's gown, his woven cap, and metallic watch, indicates that he is a wealthy Maraka man, probably a trader. The pyramidal composition and low camera angle - together with the sitter's grandiose form, frontal pose, and direct gaze - create a spatially and visually commanding image.

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"Wealthy Maraka-Man | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2007.107