See My Henna

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Artist Tijani Àdìgún Sitou (Yoruba, 1932–1999)

Culture Yorùbá

Title See My Henna (Regardez-mon henne)

Date 1983

Medium Inkjet print

Dimensions Image: 12 x 11 5/8 in. (30.5 x 29.5 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 2007.83

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About this Work

This woman likely commissioned her portrait, which prominently features her newly painted henna design, to commemorate a wedding or one of the Islamic religious holidays. The letters incorporated within the pattern probably represent her and her husband's initials. Sitou's oeuvre includes a number of similarly composed photographs, in which a woman is elegantly positioned with the palm of one hand resting against her cheek.

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"See My Henna | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2007.83