Sahelian masquerades

Description:

The Sahelian Masquerades (1984-1988) is a book of artworks and commentary by Bruce Onobrakpeya. All the artworks were pieces created to highlight the destruction of the environment These works focus on the on the disappearing cultures of the Sahelian regions. Works in this period are also loaded with a lot of political undertones such as Horns Freedom, and Edjo Aton (principles of good governance), which draw a lot of attention to role of government in relation to the issues of desertification.

subjects: Art,  Black Art,  Catalogs,  Nigerian,  modern african art,  100 years of modern Nigerian art,  Nigerian Art

People: Bruce Onobrakpeya (1932-)

Places: Nigeria,  Sahel Region,  Sahara